Innovation in Housing Series Webinar: Land value capture mechanisms an important shaper of project feasibility.

We’re pleased to welcome Jeffree Qui to UDINZ’s Innovation in Housing webinar series, bringing a research‑driven perspective that speaks directly to the challenges and opportunities facing the development community.

As a Doctoral Researcher in Urban Planning at the University of Auckland, Jeffree’s work focuses on how multi‑agent systems and land value capture mechanisms can be designed more fairly in Aotearoa New Zealand. Their research sits at the intersection of planning, economics and delivery, exploring how development value is created, distributed and governed across complex urban systems.

For developers, this session offers a practical lens on questions that are becoming increasingly central to project viability and social licence: how land value capture settings influence development feasibility, how different actors respond to incentives in the system, and where current approaches may unintentionally skew outcomes. Jeffree will unpack these dynamics in a way that connects academic insight with on‑the‑ground development realities.

With experience in urban economic development teaching, sector leadership roles, and active engagement across UDINZ and the wider planning community, Jeffree brings a balanced and informed voice to the conversation. This webinar will be of particular interest to those involved in large‑scale or complex developments, brownfield regeneration, and anyone grappling with how fairness, value and delivery intersect in practice.

The webinar zoom link will be sent to you the day prior to the scheduled webinar date.