Today, Wednesday 15 April

15th April 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

It’s ‘gone nuts’: Queenstown’s $1 billion worth of new development
Press

Property Sector Set for Billion-Dollar Expansion as Primary Exports Surge
BD

Wealthy buyers eyeing up New Zealand since Iran war started
RNZ

Cartier to open first New Zealand store in Auckland’s heart
NZH

Complex St James theatre makeover pegged at $50m
NBR

Green Cross Health, Tamaki Health Group: Why private equity has an enduring appetite for healthcare
BD

New Zealand development momentum builds across key markets – Bayleys
THC

International

$2.7b luxury apartment tower dream crumbles into receivers’ site sale
AFR

Founder of China’s Evergrande pleads guilty to fraud
BBC

Syndicates and funds are diving into this niche retail sector
AFR

Costa Coffee presses ahead with expansion of drive-through sites
PW

What drove Yotel to seek scale in partnership with Hilton
Skift

Guests expose hotel safety failings beyond Travelodge
BBC

In conversation: commercial property economist on translating macro data into micro insight
CoStar

Property groups warn government of fallout from slashing CGT discount
AFR

Japan’s Mitsubishi Estate, Shimizu to build Singapore food logistics plant
Nikkei

Silverstone Pop-Up Hotel offers ‘immersive’ F1 with pool and palm trees
Reuters