One year, one month, one day – it's open!
Posted 3 years ago
Today marks the re-opening of State Highway 1, north and south of Kaikōura.
AHURI - National Housing Conference 2017
Posted 3 years ago
With Minister Phil Twyford’s speech on the future of housing in New Zealand last Friday, it was timely for me to attend the biennial Australian National Housing Conference in Sydney,...
LAPA Executive donates prize to KidsCan in time for Christmas
Posted 3 years ago
Photo: From left to right - Shirley Everton and Chrystal Russell (KidsCan), Paul Ivory (LAPA Executive) and James Puketapu (TPG).
Embracing GIS in a Property Business
Posted 3 years ago
Most people think of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) simply as Google Maps or the navigation system for their car, but a GIS platform can do a lot more than get...
Post-earthquake Christchurch: an urban planner's dream?
Posted 3 years ago
Since experiencing the devastating earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, Christchurch has been through some challenging times.
You want your Corporate Real Estate Project to be on time and budget – right?
Posted 3 years ago
So, your organisation is about to launch into a Corporate Real Estate (CRE) project. Perhaps new office premises?
Innovation
Posted 4 years ago
It was Thomas Edison who said – “There’s a way to do something better – find it”.
The worst performing business sector in NZ
Posted 4 years ago
As an urban planner and designer I’ve had the privilege of working across a wide range of projects, of varying scales across different countries.
Looking after our homeless – how do we measure up?
Posted 4 years ago
Mahatma Gandhi believed that the true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.
Lessons from Copenhagen
Posted 4 years ago
Since the 1980s, Copenhagen has transformed from a listless industrial centre with 17.5% unemployment, an aging population and annual budget deficits to now claiming to be the happiest city in...