*Facilities Management: Lessons from the coalface*

LINZ has today published the interim standard for dealing with coastal reclaimed land. This is a new standard and is effective from 3 October 2011. 

The earthquake that struck the Canterbury Region during the early hours of Saturday 4th September 2010 and the subsequent and more devastating events of February 22nd this year, resulted in severe levels of damage to property and unfortunately, the loss of lives.

The latest edition of the KONE people flowTM magazine is now available online[http://www.kone.com/corporate/en/company/people_flow_magazine-issue-32010/Pages/default.aspx].

Help Rebuild Christchurch.

*Big Mac Slabs Furniture* would like to invite you and your colleagues to the *Home Ideas Centre Expo* on the *14th & 15th of May*.

See following District Court case on GST assessment on PWA acquisition.

The contents of November's issue of LG Magazine have been uploaded to our blog site. You can read the *entire* *magazine for free* by following this link:

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The August 2010 LG Magazine has an article on LAPA. Download page here.

15 November 2010

Please find attached a PDF copy of the brochure and these web links below dedicated to the conference.

October's copy of LG Magazine is now in circulation. Content has been uploaded to the magazine blog page.

24 September 2010

Announcing Jeremy Salmond's Television Appearance Check out Moving The Rob Roy Hotel To read more about the items of interest in the Newsletter below, go to our website: www.salmondreed.co.nz[http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SalmondReedArchitect/c9a5a81a38/f7b1738f40/c490b4fb6f] Look out for this weekend’s *TV discussion *on heritage issues:

*Important Notice:* LINZ Dunedin are moving their records which will affect public access to information for a period. Full information can be seen here with timetable outlined below.

The annual LAPA conference for 2010 is to be held in Auckland 3-5 August at the Rendezvous Hotel[http://www.rendezvoushotels.com.au/auckland/default.aspx]. It is promising to be another great one. We'll post details as they are confirmed.

A copy is available to download below of LAPA's submission to the Auckland Transition Agency on the important roles of property in the Auckland Council Proposed Structure.

A revised version of the module has just been released and is available online at www.solgm.co.nz

LINZ has released for public comment the following drafts:

Interesting article below for downloading on open plan work environments

See attached decision regarding the Privacy Act in relation to LGOIMA requests.

The NAMS Group wishes to remind you that we are offering our introductory asset management courses at three stages throughout this year, including this February, as follows:

Please see the LINZ Guidelines to the Standard for the Acquisition of Land[http://www.linz.govt.nz/crown-property/standards-guidelines/crown-property-standards/DocumentSummary.aspx?document=3] under the Public Works Act 1981, which is useful to members involved in the compensation area.

*In 53 years, from 1858 to 1911, New Zealand's population grew from just over 100,000 to over one million. In the last 98 years it has quadrupled to almost 4.3 million. Despite the fact that New Zealand is a low-rise/low density country, infill development and vertical development are two measures that might help meet the increasing demand for commercial, residential and leisure space.*

*Source: * ALICE COWDREY & SONIA O'REGAN - The Marlborough Express | Thursday, 20 September 2007