Today, Tuesday 5 May

5th May 2026 By Staff Reporter | news@propertyticker.co.nz | @propertyticker

The Ticker’s daily roundup of national and international property industry news, views and analysis.

National

New Zealand’s top property developers: The 12 men shaping Auckland and beyond
NZH

Amazon takes $45m hit, abandons planned West Auckland data centre
RNZ

Property developer admits his ‘insolvent’ company can’t repay house deposits
Stuff

Very high number of new residential tenancies in February but rents were slightly softer
Interest

Mini upturn in NZ house prices under threat
OR

$3b Otago inland port project ‘shovel-ready’
ODT

New year, same old plan: Inside Sky World’s latest comeback attempt
Spinoff

Queenstown rides wellness wave with new floating sauna
Press

Auckland Council takes over liquidation of golf course amid purchase discussions
Post

Forza Capital set to buy Fletcher Building’s Laminex site for $54m
AFR

International

Hong Kong home sales surge to 2-year high, boosting overall transactions
SCMP

US restaurant sales drop as Iran war pushes gasoline prices higher
Reuters

Dairy Queen pauses Middle East growth plans, takes on AI in drive-thrus
Reuters

Nvidia and PulteGroup are helping this startup put mini data centers on homes
CNBC

Wesfarmers, Built in $250m plan to halve apartment building time
AFR

Top office leases recognized for New York City
CoStar

PBSA makes strong start to 2026 with £2.1bn invested, Knight Frank finds
PW

Hotels have a big World Cup problem: Bookings are running far below projections
NPR

Dexus warns global headwinds to slow share buyback
AFR

Property Play: Propy CEO on the blockchain revolution coming for real estate
CNBC