Property Matters newsletter - December 2020

Property Matters newsletter | December 2020

Welcome to the last Government Property Group newsletter for 2020. In this edition, we look at the year in government property and what is ahead in 2021.

We started the year with a clear focus on building relationships with our stakeholders, sharing the Government’s four expectations and enduring themes for the property portfolio, and learning more about the corporate real estate market.

Update on branding, wayfinding and signage guidance for Government buildings

Thank you to those agencies who provided feedback on the first round of consultation. We have sent out a summary of the key themes we received.

We are updating the draft guidelines, aiming to send the updated document to you in February for a second, and final, round of consultation.

COVID-19 property guidance

The impact of COVID-19 turned our focus to providing useful advice for agencies as everyone embraced remote working. We developed guidance to support the alert level system to help agencies understand the respective alert levels.

This guidance has now been updated, we have consolidated the four ‘Government property workplace guidelines’ for each of the COVID-19 alert levels. This ensures that our guidance is easy to apply and can withstand any potential changes to alert level restrictions.

Government Office Accommodation Programme - project updates

This year, our Property Planning and Advisory team has been developing regional plans for the 16 regions of New Zealand. These draft plans look to identify potential future property projects across New Zealand.

This work has led to two of these regions progressing with shared accommodation solutions. In the New Year, we’re planning to hold more workshops as shared accommodation opportunities arise.