Registered Membership via Affiliate Pathway

Eligibility requirements:

• The individual must have completed at least a Design, Urban Design or Planning related Bachelor’s degree qualification or greater.
• You must have at least 400 weeks of landscape architecture practice (typically 10 years) working in a role that would typically be filled by a graduate or Registered Member (at least four of which must be completed in Aotearoa New Zealand)
• Your experience must have been within a team and/or organisation that also includes at least one Registered member (or equivalent status member in other countries)
• You must follow the identical mentoring process as graduate members, including submitting a portfolio that is signed off by a mentor, group mentor and is reviewed by the Registration Panel

Wondering what to do next if you are an Affiliate member wishing to become Registered in 2026?

Firstly, before enrolling in the Registered membership programme, affiliate members who can confirm they meet all of the above requirements will need to choose a Registered landscape architect to be a mentor.

The mentor will be required to co-sign the enrolment form to signify agreement to mentoring and that they consider the applicant has adequate experience to start the assessment process.

The Registrar will confirm the enrolment and approve the mentor. Where a nominated mentor is not accepted, the graduate will be advised and assisted in finding a new mentor.

The normal period of mentorship is expected to last 60-90 weeks with the aim to submit the completed documentation within 18 months of the initial enrolment.

An Enrolment Form and Checklist can be found at the end of Part 2 of the Registered Membership Guide (and can be downloaded from the website).

To register your Application for Mentorship, please email: admin@nzila.co.nz

2025 Registration Interview:

All Registered membership applicants must be a current financial member of the NZILA.

Workbook submission date TBC for the 2025 Registration Interview.