Kāinga Ora
Major Urban Development & InfrastructureSenior leadership of large-scale urban development programmes, integrating investment planning, infrastructure delivery, land development and complex stakeholder relationships.
About Charlie Hotel
Experienced leadership.
Practical outcomes.
Christian Hurzeler is the founder of Charlie Hotel Limited, an independent consultancy specialising in strategic investment advisory, property and infrastructure development, and complex project and programme delivery.
With more than 20 years of experience across major public and private-sector programmes, Christian combines commercial and investment judgement with practical, hands-on leadership.
Christian’s experience spans central and local government, private-sector development and global technology portfolios, including Google. He draws on an extensive international network of industry professionals, bringing together the right expertise, strategic perspective and practical insight to navigate complex challenges and deliver successful outcomes.
Based in Queenstown, Christian works with organisations across New Zealand to navigate complexity, establish clear direction and turn ambitious opportunities into achievable outcomes.
Professional background
Experience that delivers.
Experience with major workplace, data centre and specialist technical facilities across international markets, balancing technical requirements, commercial considerations and operational needs.
Unitec / Wairaka
Property Development & Campus RedevelopmentLeadership associated with a major campus redevelopment involving property development, infrastructure planning, education facilities and significant commercial outcomes.
Working with clients