We have all asked ourselves the question what aspects of the office workspace do staff feel have the greatest impact on their productivity?

Dean Croucher presents Dow's submission on Central City Plan to Mayor Parker & Councillors

Last night Board members, staff and invited guests gathered at the External Reporting Board's new Wellington premises to mark the establishment of XRB as a fully fledged organisation.

Dean Croucher & Duncan Mitchell recently presented to a group of Corporate Services Managers on improving premises planning and procurement. There are some provocative suggestions for how both public and private sector organisations can make more of the opportunity changes to the physical environment bring, in supporting transformational change.

Alice Cuttance, Workplace Strategist, at Dow Group recently led a tour of CAA's new premises in Wellington, which was well attended by local CoreNet members and clients. As part of this event Alice provided an overview of the workplace change process CAA undertook.

Associate Director, Paul Mautz has been actively involved in assisting clients affected by the Christchurch earthquakes. This hands-on experience led to an invitation to present the key lessons for tenants at the recent annual conference of the Property Institute of New Zealand.

New Zealand has historically relied on the US and Europe as two of its main export markets. But this is changing and creating new opportunities.

Trust you’ve noticed the change?

In 2010 Dow Group was appointed to assist the new Ministry to find new premises and create a new workplace.  One of the major challenges of this project was to develop a brief of requirements for an organisation that was in the early stages of its formation.