
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.

Ralph Johns
President/Chair

Simon Button
Vice President/Deputy Chair

James Pattullo
Board Member

Nada Toueir
Board Member

Peter Whiting
Board Member

Rangitahi Kawe
Board Member
Support
The Board is supported by volunteers from within the membership who form Branches, Panels and Working Groups.

Andrew King
Accreditation Panel Chair

Daniel Males
Registration Panel Chair

Megan Harshey
CPD Registrar

Meg Back
Climate Action Working Group (Co-chair)

Craig Pocock
Climate Action Working Group (Co-chair)

Peter Kensington
Environmental Legislation Working Group Chair

Ethan Reid
Auckland Branch Chair

Hamish Cochrane
Canterbury/Westland Branch Chair

Will Gumbley
Central North Island Branch Chair

Daniel McEwan
Hawkes Bay/Manawatū Branch Chair

Lance Roozenburg
Nelson/Marlborough Branch Chair

Shannon Baxter
Southern Branch Chair

Daryl Baldwin
Wellington Branch Chair
Branches
Auckland Branch
Chair:
Ethan Reid
Secretary:
Nicole Tune
Secretary:
Izzy Ussher
Treasurer:
James French
Registration:
Leigh Wilson
Canterbury/Westland Branch
Chair:
Hamish Cochrane
Secretary:
Julie Greenslade
Treasurer:
Zoe Cox
Registration:
Jeremy Cooke
Central North Island Branch
Chair:
Will Gumbley
Secretary:
Claire Liu
Treasurer:
Morne Hugo
Hawkes Bay/Manawatū Branch
Chair:
Daniel McEwan
Secretary:
Megan McBain
Treasurer:
Lizzie Burn
Nelson/Marlborough Branch
Chair:
Lance Roozenburg
Secretary:
Claire McAuley
Treasurer:
William Morrison
Southern Branch
Chair:
Shannon Baxter
Secretary:
Kurt Cole
Treasurer:
Richard Tyler
Wellington Branch
Chair:
Daryl Baldwin
Secretary:
Sophie Jacques
Treasurer:
Steve Dunn