Ballot Box Economics: Will Capital and Politics Play Nice in 2026?

A one-day conference where you compress months of election watching, policy reading and guesswork into a single day of investor-focused insight, so you can walk away with a concrete plan worth far more than the ticket price.

This election year, every policy signal matters for property investors.

On 7 November, Kiwis go to the polls  and the result will decide which investors win, which ones stall, and how housing rules, tax, lending and confidence will play out for property owners across the New Zealand. Smart investors are not waiting to “see what happens”. They are getting ahead of the game, reading the lay of the land and positioning their portfolios to thrive no matter who wins. Ballot Box Economics is APIA’s one-day conference designed to cut through political and commentary noise and focus on what matters: clarity, strategy, action.

Join leading voices from property, finance, economics and policy to understand the post-election outlook, likely policy shifts and practical ways to protect and grow your portfolio over the next 12–24 months.

Who it’s for

• Established investors who want to stress-test their current strategy against different election outcomes and lock in the next 12-24 months of growth beyond surviving the election noise of 2026.
• Emerging investors who don’t want to gamble on guesswork and would rather get a clear, election-aware roadmap to their next deal.
• Anyone who wants to move beyond headlines and hot takes to evidence-based, election-aware strategy and is serious about property investing in New Zealand. ​

Benefits

• Post-election outlook for investors distilled into actionable, plain-language insights.
• Likely housing, tax and lending policy shifts and how they affect yields, cashflow and growth.
• Clear expectations for the next 24 months under different political scenarios.
• Practical strategies to protect and grow portfolios in uncertain conditions.
• One high-value day with serious investors from across the country and a clear plan for 7 November + what comes after. ​

Confirmed presentations

• Turning the Ship: Innovation, Accountability and the 2026 Mandate featuring Sir Ian Taylor​
• Housing 2026-2029: What changes, What Stays, Who Pays? featuring Hon Chris Bishop, Housing Minister, Hon Kieran McAnulty, Labour Party Spokesperson for Housing, Infrastructure and Public Investment, Tamatha Paul, Green Party Spokesperson for Housing and Simon Court, ACT Party Spokesperson for Infrastructure
• Clicks, clicks & Clap-backs featuring Heather du Plessie-Allan, Journalist and Broadcaster, Michael Vincent, Host of Cheques and Balances podcast and Susan Edmunds, Journalist and Author
• Capital Gains Tax: Shapes, Shocks, Safeguards featuring Stephen Tsang, Director of PKF Withers Tsang
• Rent Roll Math for Self-Managers: What the Pros Measure featuring Aaron Emery, Director of Rent Roll Mastery
• Election Risk Playbook: What to do before 7 November featuring David Whitburn, Director of Whitburn Property Group
• Yield Engineering: +0.5% Without New Risk featuring Sarah Lowe, Director of Refresh Renovations
• Vibe Check ’26 – How to make friends and influence policy featuring Holly Bennett, Director of Awhi Group and Sarina Gibbon, Tenancy Advisory

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