Are our offices a waste of space?

Researchers have delivered us a double whammy about how badly we are using office space in New Zealand. And it's got me worried. Colliers researchers ...

Get competitive through strategic thinking about property

Despite the fact that property is the second biggest cost for most businesses, it is still not often a topic high on the list of priorities in the boa...

Politicians poor on attempts to raise productivity

As politicians from all the main parties tramp around the hustings in the dying days of this year's general election, I am more than a little disappoi...

Collaboration the key to the future of Christchurch

The rebuild of Christchurch is getting the wobbles. There are some very tough decisions to take about...

Work Place + Work Style = Work Smart

Working smarter is a key objective for most organisations. Doing more with less and not compromising the service or product is often top of the list. ...

Creating winning property relationships

There are two words that have come to mean a great deal in the late 20th and early 21st century: property and relationship. Perhaps they are words tha...

Keeping an eye on Auckland City plans

For most of us, the many plans and strategies issued by city councils and governments are something we do not pay a great deal of attention to. Let's ...

Great collaborators up the ante on quality retail

There has been a right royal battle going on in Auckland for a decade or two now, between malls and strips. On one hand we have the...

Parallel Directions Completes NZ’s First Research On Commercial Property Leasing Strategy

The focus of this blog over the past couple of years has been to draw on my first-hand experience of commercial property leasing in this country. Othe...

What’s the future for a vacant city

The commercial property market in Auckland is finally starting to look truly more buoyant. Some new commercial premises are about to be built, and the...