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Despite Hawke’s Bay’s spending surge, Napier shops stayed empty as retail vacancies held steady in the city’s main shopping streets.
Rising finance costs and subcontractor shortages are likely to delay some Auckland projects as construction inflation remains elevated.
Occupancy and room rates are surging in Queenstown and Auckland, putting New Zealand hotels on track for a record year.
Thousands of coastal homes could become uninsurable as sea levels rise, shifting climate costs on to homeowners and government.
The restored warehouse is now fully leased, with tenants moving into a modern office space that keeps its saw-tooth roof and brick façade.
Prime office vacancy in Wellington has hit a record low as post-quake supply shrinks, leaving landlords set for higher rents.
Finalists across New Zealand’s property sector will vie for honours at a gala dinner in Auckland on 16 June.
As drones multiply in New Zealand, operators are increasingly seeking cover to protect against crashes, liability and legal action.
The group’s Auckland office has lifted its NABERSNZ tenant score to 5 stars, underscoring lower energy use for occupiers and landlords alike.
Auckland buyers face rising prices as 3,840 apartments are forecast to be completed next year despite labour and cost pressures.
Wellington’s future growth could be slowed by quake risk and a funding model that makes new housing increasingly unviable, says Property Council Chief Executive Connal Townsend.
Building owners and insurers in New Zealand can now track structural risk in real time as Mainmark introduces STRAAM for damage assessment.
Rents are climbing as Auckland's industrial vacancy rate falls to 2.1 per cent, the lowest level Colliers has recorded since 1995.
More than GBP £250 million of hotel stock changed hands in 2015/16, as tourism growth pushed yields lower and drew overseas buyers.
Experts say better planning of homes and streets could cut health costs and improve liveability in future cities.
Affordable housing and healthier neighbourhoods are being cast as the key to cutting future city costs and improving residents’ well-being.
Planners face fresh pressure from fast-moving reforms, housing demand and hazard risks as more than 600 delegates gather in Wellington.
The report is seen as a warning that New Zealand’s planning rules are failing cities and could hamper future development unless reform is coherent.
Construction costs could fall and projects finish sooner if New Zealand uses more CLT, an engineered timber system made locally.
The market could more than double to USD $377 billion by 2022 as demand for lower-emission construction materials rises worldwide.
