Total Property feature editorials

Get a room: Why investors need to check in to NZ’s motel sector


Total Property - Issue 2 2018

For commercial property investors looking to reap the benefits of the tourism boom, motels are a cost-effective point of entry.


Let’s get regional


Total Property - Issue 2 2018

How the commercial property sector can benefit from the Government’s plan to kickstart economic activity in regional New Zealand.


How strip retail can beat back Amazon


Total Property - Issue 1 2018

New Zealand shopping strips in prime locations with plenty of dining and entertainment options will survive the online giant’s arrival.


The ‘Golden Triangle’ stretches north


Total Property - Issue 1 2018

With the Government committed to revitalising the regions, now is the time for investors to turn their attention to Northland


Why you should be hunting for big box real estate


Total Property - Issue 1 2018

Big box retail continues to excite shoppers and commercial property investors. Now is the time to think big.


Top commercial property predictions for 2018


Total Property - Issue 8 2017

Where New Zealand’s commercial and industrial property market is heading next year, and where the best opportunities lie.


The global property market’s impact on New Zealand


Total Property - Issue 8 2017

Total Property charts the state of key commercial property markets around the world - and examines their impact on New Zealand.


The IT crowd


Total Property - Issue 7 2017

The competition to house data is heating up, and New Zealand has the potential to become a world-class data storage hub for the Asia-Pacific region.


Commercial property’s unsung hero


Total Property - Issue 7 2017

The public sector is one of commercial real estate’s unsung heroes. You might not know it, but it is driving the development of some world-class commercial projects.


The mall is dead. Long live the mall.


Total Property - Issue 6 2017

Malls are in decline around the world, but could they be reborn as thriving town centres? Total Property looks at how New Zealand’s commercial property sector is bringing new life to the country’s shopping centres and retail parks.


A vote for property?


Total Property - Issue 6 2017

The insights that will help you plan your commercial property strategy ahead of next month’s general election.


Electric dreams


Total Property - Issue 5 2017

Digital billboards are lighting up New Zealand’s cities – and adding value to commercial real estate assets.


Zero waste is commercial property sector’s next big challenge


Total Property - Issue 5 2017

The “zero waste” movement is on the rise, but is it one New Zealand’s commercial property sector can get on board?


Ticket to ride


Total Property - Issue 4 2017

Property developers, retailers and town planners seek to unlock the commercial power of transport hubs.


New sensations


Total Property - Issue 4 2017

Six years on from the earthquake that turned much of central Christchurch into rubble, the city is nearing the end point of its recovery.


Staying power


Total Property - Issue 3 2017

Tourism is New Zealand’s number one industry. Visitors are arriving in record numbers and spending big money.


Behind the green door


Total Property - Issue 3 2017

There’s no question they save water, energy, waste and emissions, but proving green buildings also save money is challenging.


Market Pulse


Total Property - Issue 2 2017

Total Property asks the major players, the economic experts and the country’s leading political and business figures how they see the market performing over the next 12 months.


Childcare centres


Total Property - Issue 1 2017

Early childhood education is big business in New Zealand and right now it’s a seller’s market as developers and investors seek to capitalise on the surge in demand for places at childcare centres.


Bricks and mortar


Total Property - Issue 1 2017

Kiwi retailers need to invest in both “brick and clicks” if they are to compete against the wave international players setting up shop in New Zealand.


World in motion: The 2017 global forecast


Total Property - Issue 7 2016

Global uncertainty - from war and banking scandals to Brexit and the rise of the populist right - will continue to affect investors in 2017 but demand for good quality real estate will remain high.


 

What New Zealand’s commercial property sector should expect in 2017


Total Property - Issue 7 2016

New Zealand’s continued economic strength, underpinned by political stability and increased business confidence, will bolster the country’s commercial and industrial property market in 2017.


Chasing China’s silver dollar


Total Property - Issue 6 2016

The boom in luxury retirement villages in New Zealand has changed attitudes to ageing and age care, but operators are missing out on a huge untapped market.


Auckland’s Mayoral election: A tale of six cities


Total Property - Issue 6 2016

The upcoming mayoral election will influence Auckland’s future, not just for the next three years but for the next decade. Total Property has invited six of the candidates to set out their vision for the city’s commercial and industrial property sectors.


LAND HERE. Take off


Total Property - Issue 5 2016

Air travel is the thread that stitches the modern world together, and the boom in NZ has made airport real estate the place to be. Total Property looks at the ripple effect of the global aviation bonanza.


Needed: Another brick in the wall


Total Property - Issue 5 2016

Pressure on schools has never been greater as rapid urban intensification and rising migration push student rolls up and leave principals desperate for extra classrooms. Does the answer lie in the commercial space?


Auckland's construction boom


Total Property - Issue 4 2016

Unprecedented levels of growth in building and construction are now taking place in New Zealand, with Auckland firmly in the lead.


Commercial Property’s ethnic melting pot


Total Property - Issue 4 2016

Auckland City is fourth in the world in relation to the ratio of its foreign-born population which is made up of 220 ethnic groups.


What the doctor ordered


Total Property - Issue 3 2016

New Zealand’s health sector property market remains strong with numerous purpose-built developments underway and larger-scale acquisitions being finalised.


Putting the why back into Waikato


Total Property - Issue 3 2016

Hamilton has long been painted as less sexy than the perceived more cosmopolitan centres of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.


High Spec’ City – the rousing rebirth of Christchurch


Total Property - Issue 2 2016

Five years on from the gruelling earthquakes that shook the city to its core, Christchurch is emerging from the rubble as a low-rise glass and steel city – a world-class metropolis for its time.


Space Savers


Total Property - Issue 2 2016

In the self-storage sector, the “four Ds” are widely touted as driving demand: Death, Divorce, Density (with smaller homes requiring less storage space) and Dislocation (like a job transfer and moving in with a partner).


Trolley Trends


Total Property - Issue 1 2016

Forward planning by supermarket giants for their space needs is akin to keeping the property pantry well stocked – with plenty in reserve.


Lane Gains


Total Property - Issue 1 2016

Urban designers from Melbourne have been knocking on Auckland Council’s door to gain insight into the shared spaces and laneways being created within Auckland city.