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.
Our Team
Tuia Pito Ora New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects is managed by a tight team of professional employees who undertake the day-to-day operations of our busy Institute. They are supported by external contractors to cover the range of functions required of an Incorporated Society.
Angela Hunter
Chief Operating Officer
Trina Edwards
Events & Marketing Manager
Abigail Brooks
Administration & Systems Manager
Francesca Johnstone
Administration & Events Coordinator
Stephen Olsen
Editor, Landscape Architecture
Gloria Holliday
Finance Manager
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
Nada Toueir
Board Member
Peter Whiting
Board Member
Rangitahi Kawe
Board Member
Suzanne Lange
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
Meg Back
Climate Action Working Group (Co-chair)
Craig Pocock
Climate Action Working Group (Co-chair)
Megan Harshey
CPD Registrar
Peter Kensington
Environmental Legislation Working Group Chair
David McKenzie
Membership Honours Panel Chair
John Potter
Registration Working Group (Co-chair)
Daniel Males
Registration Panel Chair & Working Group Co-chair
Zach Barker
Deputy Registration Panel Chair
William Hatton
Te Tau-a-Nuku (Co-chair)
Ashleigh Hunter
Te Tau-a-Nuku (Co-chair)
Rhys Girvan
Visual Simulation Guidelines Working Group Chair
Ethan Reid
Auckland Branch Chair
Hamish Cochrane
Canterbury/Westland Branch Chair
Will Gumbley
Central North Island Branch Chair
Joshua Hunt
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:
Hilary Blackburn
Registration:
Jeremy Cooke
Central North Island Branch
Chair:
Will Gumbley
Treasurer:
Morné Hugo
Hawkes Bay/Manawatū Branch
Chair:
Joshua Hunt
Secretary:
Brook O'Donnell
Treasurer:
David Charnley
Nelson/Marlborough Branch
Chair:
Lance Roozenburg
Secretary:
Natarsha Lamb-Egar
Treasurer:
William Morrison
Southern Branch
Chair:
Shannon Baxter
Secretary:
Phillip Chapman
Treasurer:
Richard Tyler
Wellington Branch
Chair:
Daryl Baldwin
Secretary:
Sophie Jacques
Treasurer:
Eve Mclachlan
Treasurer:
Andrea Reid
Registration:
Nicole Thompson
Registration:
Kate Males