About us
The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora (NZILA) is the internationally recognised professional body of qualified landscape architects in New Zealand.
The objective of the institute is to promote the profession of landscape architecture throughout New Zealand, and to promote the appropriate and sustainable protection, planning, design, intervention and management of our landscapes. As a collective of professionals, we have a responsibility to assist our members in improving their general and technical knowledge through Conferences and a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme.
Members must undergo an examination in professional practice before becoming a Registered Member, and are encouraged to extend their knowledge and skill in their preferred areas of practice. Members of the institute must adhere to an agreed code of conduct and should it ever be necessary, the public can seek redress with the Institute over the conduct of a member.
The Board
The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora is governed by an elected Board, which comprises of a Chair / President and Deputy Chair / Vice President and four board members who manage the strategic direction of the Institute throughout their two year term.
Debbie Tikao
Chair / President
John Potter
Deputy Chair / Vice President
James Pattullo
Board Member
Dr. Alayna Pakinui Rā
Board Member
Nada Toueir
Board Member
Simon Button
Board Member
Support
The Board is supported by volunteers from within the membership who form Branches, Panels and Working Groups.
Martha Dravitzki
NZILA Registration Panel Chair
Julia Williams
NZILA Accreditation Panel Chair
Ethan Reid
Auckland Branch Chair
Jesse Byrne
Canterbury/Westland Branch Chair
Will Gumbley
Central North Island Branch Chair
Daniel McEwan
Hawkes Bay/Manawatū Branch Chair
Luke Porter
Nelson/Marlborough Branch Chair
Emma Taylor
Southern Branch Chair
Daryl Baldwin
Wellington Branch Chair
Branches
Auckland Branch
Chair:
Ethan Reid
Secretary:
Gabrielle Howdle
Treasurer:
James French
Registration:
Rebecca Jerram
Registration:
Leigh Wilson
Canterbury/Westland Branch
Chair:
Jesse Byrne
Secretary:
Julie Greenslade
Treasurer:
Ben Bellamy
Registration:
Jeremy Cooke
Central North Island Branch
Chair:
Will Gumbley
Secretary:
Boyu (Claire) Liu
Treasurer:
Sarah Rowan
Hawkes Bay/Manawatū Branch
Chair:
Daniel McEwan
Secretary:
Megan McBain
Treasurer:
Lizzie Burn
Nelson/Marlborough Branch
Chair:
Luke Porter
Secretary:
Claire McAuley
Treasurer:
Lance Roozenburg
Southern Branch
Chair:
Emma Taylor
Secretary:
Alex Prujean
Treasurer:
Shannon Baxter
Wellington Branch
Chair:
Daryl Baldwin
Secretary:
Sophie Jacques
Treasurer:
Steve Dunn
Panels & Working Groups
Accreditation Panel
Advocacy Panel
Grant Bailey
Matthew Bradbury
Rachel de Lambert
Mapihi Martin-Paul
Tony Milne
Craig Pocock
Debbie Tikao
Creative Panel
Shannon Bray
Lizzie Burn
William Hatton
Joshua Hunt
Ashleigh Hunter
Daniel McEwan
Fellows Panel
Registration Panel
Climate Action Working Group
Meg Back
Matthew Bradbury
William Hatton
Ashleigh Hunter
Rebecca Jerram
Mark Lewis
Courtenay Northcott
Craig Pocock
Simon Swaffield
Alan Titchener
Continuing Professional Development Working Group
Megan Harshey (nee Ash)
Brooke Mitchell
Tracey Ower
Dave Parker
Robin Rawson
Don Royds
Registration Working Group
Martha Dravitzki
Emma Golightly
Antonia Guthrey
William Hatton
Rebecca Jerram
Daniel Males
John Potter
Leigh Wilson
Environmental Legislation Committee Working Group
Clive Anstey
Shannon Bray
Stephen Brown
Brad Coombs
Grant Edge
Bridget Gilbert
Rhys Girvan
Peter Kensington
Di Lucas ONZM
Rebecca Ryder
Dennis Scott
Kerstie van Zandvoort
Julia Wick
Urban Design Working Group
Henry Crothers
Jack Earl
Haley Hooper
Hannah Hopewell
Stuart Houghton
Sally Peake
Orson Waldock
Bradley Ward
Yvonne Weeber
Visual Representation Guidelines Working Group
Meg Back
Christopher Campbell
David Compton-Moen
Alan England
Alexandra Gardiner
Rhys Girvan
Matthew Jones
Thomas Keal
Thomas Lines
Dave Mansergh
Thomas Morrison
Hugh Nicholson
Glenn Ridley
Stephen Skelton
Paul Smith
Tom Watts
Anne Wilkins