There will be a few droopy heads at work over the coming weeks, as early starts watching Rugby World Cup matches take their toll. Although it was a bit of a shaky first effort for the men in black against Argentina on Monday morning, here’s hoping the boys learn from their mistakes and raise the bar as the tournament progresses.
This month’s newsletter takes a building theme, with Mieke Welvaert reviewing where we are building more densely and why. The upshot of the article is that housing densification is occurring in parts of Auckland and Christchurch you might not expect. We also take a sneak peek at our upcoming regional building forecasts, which will give detailed insights into the residential and non-residential property and construction outlook down to a territorial authority level.
Benje Patterson takes a look at regional growth hotspots, showing that key areas with reasons to be looking forward to the year ahead include: Queenstown, Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough, Napier/Hastings, Rotorua, Tauranga, and Thames-Coromandel. Finally, we analyse last week’s positive dairy auction result and discuss what is behind the sudden swing in dairy prices.
