LAPA Regional Meetings
Network, learn
and expand your understanding
Grow professionally, network and upskill at LAPA Regional Meetings.
• To provide a forum for co-operation and information sharing for council property staff regionally
• To provide a regional perspective on Local Authority Property issues
• To foster the exchange and dissemination of information amongst members
• To establish liaison with appropriate organisations
• To provide support to members.
2026 Regional Meetings
** REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN NOW **
Dunedin 22 May 2026 Click here for more information and registration
Christchurch 12 June 2026 Click here for more information and registration
Agenda
Legal Update – Simpson Grierson
* PWA reform update
* Interesting recent case law
* Health and Safety Reform – Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill
Local Government – Yet another year of change and BIG change – The Property Group & The Department of Conservation
* Local Water Done Well – transition and implementation for land/property
* Earthquake-prone building and seismic risk management- update and what this means
Leasing 101 – Simpson Grierson
Subleases, Rent Reviews, Assignments, De-fit obligations and abandoned chattels
Cutting Through the Noise in Your Workplace Portfolio – Unispace
In a market full of mixed signals, competing advice, shifting costs, and endless options, the real value isn’t more information; it’s clarity, direction, and decisive action. We don’t add to the noise, we filter it, interpret it, and act on what actually matters.
Land Status – Align
How to find how Council land has been derived – land status
Open discussion – Mini Regional World Café
Come to the meeting with topics you wish to discuss. Feel free to email admin@lapa.co.nz prior to the meeting with your topics.
** Meeting agenda is subject to change **
Lighting Revolution is the technical and local distribution agent for Hunza and LuxR New Zealand made exterior and Landscape lighting.
Global Seismic Data is Software as a Service (SaaS) company providing Structural Health Monitoring of building movement and behaviour, collecting data that allows informed decisions to be made in near to real-time for life safety, building structural health, reductions in business interruption and business continuity.
We connect people and create places with our property, planning, landscape architecture, urban design and GIS services.
Loop Technologies provides a suite of electronics services for government, local bodies and commercial organisations.
Our Property Brokers family is now over 600 strong, with over 40 branches across the country. Still doing business with a handshake, we sell thousands of properties a year, combining our local knowledge and passion with market leading expertise and reach – both nationwide and across the globe. No one knows property in the regions better than us. We have experience and expertise across all your property needs: residential, lifestyle, rural, commercial and property management. So, no matter what area of property you need help with, you can deal with the same company with the same high level of service, the same values and the same True Team approach. We’re proud to be here.
For over 70 years Resene has forged a reputation of excellence and quality in manufacturing products designed to meet the demanding standards of architects, engineers, property owners and managers. The Resene range includes paint and specialist coating products for residential and commercial buildings. Resene is also renowned for it’s environmental friendliness. To reinforce this position we joined the Environmental Choice Programme is 1996.Resene’s commitment to this programme and our continuous development process to reduce the risks our products may present to our customers will ensure that safer, professional quality paint is available to everyone.
Resco specialises in tough Compact Laminate restroom and ablution area partitions and wall linings for high use and abuse areas. Councils love our cost-effective products as they are water, impact, bacteria and graffiti resistant meaning they are extremely low maintenance; there is a demonstrable saving in ongoing maintenance and cleaning costs. Enduring and stylish Resco products not only function well but ensure your facilities look great for years to come. We supply and install throughout NZ.
Exeloo crafts public toilet systems with true innovation and a design excellence that is second to none
Calibre is a leading provider of professional infrastructure and built environment solutions across a wide range of markets. We are involved in delivering a wide variety of Engineering and Asset Management consultancy services to New Zealand’s Local Authority sector.
We are a global team of architects, urban designers, engineers, space planners, interior designers, property consultants and project managers. Many of our people are recognised globally as leaders in their fields.
Urban mobility is our business… we move 1 billion people per day. Mobility is an essential requirement of the world in which we live and work. Schindler elevators, escalators, moving walks and services are engineered to provide urban mobility that’s efficient and sustainable. Schindler accompanies the development of buildings from planning to construction to daily operation and helps to maintain their value over time.
