NZ Property Investor

The New Zealand Property investor magazine provides readers with information you can use to successfully invest in residential property. You can learn from the experts, read the stories of your fellow investors and keep up to date with the latest house prices and rental statistics.

Myth-busting the media hype • Dramatic headlines have always sold newspapers. And in our digital age, where screens have largely replaced inky pages, shock still sells.

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Development levy transparency needed • Property Council is pushing for transparency in new development levies scheme.

Demand for property hazard information • Westpac has begun putting property - specific natural hazard information - directly inside its banking app.

Landlords frustrated at new pet rules • Landlords feeling they have lost control of their properties under the new pet rules have been told to get used to it.

Complex medical case rules in landlord's favour • A tenant's bid to end her joint fixed-term tenancy early because of health issues has been thrown out by the Tenancy Tribunal, due to lack of compelling evidence.

What's happening in the market • Sally Lindsay presents a wrap-up of what's been happening in the New Zealand market.

Rates have turned • Kris Pedersen explores what the OCR lift means for your portfolio.

QA • Our experts address your property queries

From the president's desk • It's hard to believe that we are already more than halfway through 2026 and two major events are not that far away, writes NZ Property Investors Federation president Peter Ambrose.

Media and the ‘truth’ about landlords PRESS • Rather than getting tied up in knots about anti-landlord clickbait, take a deep breath and consider creating your own narrative, writes Sarina Gibbon.

Property investors are not the ‘cancer’ • Matthew Gilligan from Gilligan Rowe and Associates on why housing issues should be blamed on flawed policy, not property investors.

VENTILATION REALITY CHECK • Good homes depend on good ventilation and it shouldn't be left to chance. New Zealand Green Building Council provides insights into keeping your rental property correctly ventilated and future-proofed.

New essential • Fresh air ventilation is becoming essential for modern investment properties.

A BUBBLING BUYERS’ MARKET • Rotorua is surprisingly affordable for investors looking for good rental returns and strong demand, writes Sally Lindsay.

CLEVER STORAGE SOLUTIONS • Caleb Pearson from Pearson + Projects on the clever storage solutions that can make your rental more functional.

Top tips • For painting storage areas…

Healthy Homes: a year on • A year on from the Healthy Homes compliance deadline, Builderscrack is still seeing a steady flow of related work, writes Rachel Radford.

What not to do • Scott O'Neill, CEO of Rethink Investing, on capital gains tax, wealth taxes and what not to do as an investor ahead of the election.

Councils face a year of upheaval • Developers should be paying close attention to what is happening in local government, writes Leonie Freeman of Property Council.

About Property Council New Zealand

The art of buying well • Thinking about commercial property as an investment? Daniel Lem, development director at PMG Funds, shares what to look for (and look out for) when assessing commercial property acquisition opportunities.

The new-build advantage • Hamish Cowan, founder of Equiti, on why more Kiwi investors are choosing to buy new properties.

Best time to invest • A record share of Kiwi landlords are heading for the exit after three flat years. Ilse Wolfe, who built a $20 million portfolio...