Auckland Branch News

16 Jun
Proposed changes to national direction under the resource management system
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No doubt many of you will be aware of the Coalition Government’s latest proposed changes to national resource management direction …
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05 Feb
Weaving a story of possibility for what can be achieved

Grant Bailey speaks about Kopupaka Reserve
After a weekend where we heard 90 percent of New Zealand's wetlands have now been destroyed it's gratifying to showcase …
02 Feb
A parking development to keep an eye on

Parking's an issue we grapple with in NZ
Work's begun in Melbourne on an ambitious carpark development which city planners here in New Zealand might want to watch …
31 Jan
Who Got That Job?

Canopy warmly welcomed Ursula Bowman into their Nelson office last year as a landscape architect packed with design talent and …
30 Jan
The kiwi landscape architect working to save the Australian bush

Simon Smale
A radio documentary about Australia’s Gondwana Link project in the country’s southwest led Kiwi landscape architect Simon Smale on a …
26 Jan
Cleaning up the Karamu Catchment

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council “hot spot” priority
Hawke’s Bay’s Karamu Catchment has a dirty reputation when it comes to water quality. In 2016 it hit the headlines …
26 Jan
2018 - It's all about the money

Article by Shannon Bray, President NZILA
The challenge for landscape architects in New Zealand in 2018 will be funding, says New Zealand Institute of Architecture president, …
25 Jan
Paint by drone

Drawing on urban facades using drones
An innovation which may have application for landscape architects in the future is gaining traction in Europe and America. Italian …
24 Jan
2018 NZILA Firth Conference - International Speaker profile

Bart Brands
Founder and Director, Karres+Brands, Netherlands NZILA are delighted to have Bart Brands from the Netherlands who will open the Friday …
22 Jan
In case of nuclear holocaust - NZ's national arboretum, Eastwoodhill

Thomas Woltz speaks about Eastwoodhill
Eastwoodhill Arboretum was the life work of William Douglas Cook, a farmer who bought the original piece of land in …
22 Jan
2018 NZILA Firth Conference - International Speaker profile

Ryan Gravel
Founding Principal at Sixpitch,Urban Planner, Designer, and Author, Atlanta, USA. The Institute is excited to announce that Ryan Gravel will …
17 Jan
Why Auckland's iconic Lightpath is pink.

Te Ara I Whiti - the Lightpath
Much has been written and said about Te Ara I Whiti - the Lightpath - in Auckland. The loved and …
06 Jan
2018 NZILA Firth Conference - International Speaker profile

Sacha Coles
DirectorASPECT Studios Australia,Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building Australia's Sacha Coles will be …