Property · Building · Design
Over the past two years, many people in New Zealand’s construction industry have noticed a clear shift: passive fire protection is becoming harder to deliver, and compliance requirements have risen substantially.
New Zealand’s residential construction industry is approaching its most significant regulatory reform in recent years.
Early this year, an Auckland developer encountered an unexpected issue during the final acceptance stage of a project.
Over the past two years, the phrases heard most often in Auckland’s property market have probably been “watch and wait” and “hold off”
From 1 June 2026, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) formally moved several Family of Temporary Visa Holder visa categories to the new Enhanced Immigration Online system. This reform mainly affects applications by partners and children of work or student visa holders. Applications under partner categories for New Zealand citizens or residents are unaffected.
Over the past two days, two major New Zealand banks have adjusted their mortgage rates in succession, putting a pause on the rising interest rate expectations of recent weeks.
For New Zealand’s development industry, slow approvals have never been an isolated problem.
Over the past few years, the most frequently discussed questions in New Zealand’s property market have been when house prices would fall and when interest rates would come down.
For the past two years, one word has hung over New Zealand’s housing market: caution.
When buying a home in the past, most people asked: does it have sea views? Which school zone is it in? How far is it from the station? Does it get good natural light?
New Zealand’s property market has undergone a sharp correction over the past few years. The worst may be over, but the real challenges facing the market are changing.
Retail shop owners used to worry most about one question: “Will any customers come in today?” Now, their real concern is: “Will something happen when no one is in the shop?”