Auckland Branch News
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10 Jul
Slipping Underwater
New report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
While New Zealand has plenty of freshwater, we are heavy users of this resource. Our water use is changing the …
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12 Jun
IFLA Asia Pacific Region Newsletter
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March Edition
Featured in this Edition: Presidents Message - IFLA APR President Monica Kuo announces the opening of positions for the Executive …
08 Jun
Adaptive regeneration on the East Coast
![Lisa Rimmer says it’s widely acknowledged the devastating recent floods have been made worse by inappropriate land use patterns on highly erodible soils.](/media/cache/24/96/2496253453934f83ec35ccd3f0f6e955.jpg)
On the East Coast there is important and urgent work going on to respond and recover from flooding and the …
31 May
Strengthening national direction on renewable electricity generation and transmission
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Thank you to the lead authors for preparing this submission
NZILA submission on the Proposed National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation [2023] (NPS-REG); Proposed National Policy Statement on Electricity …
29 May
Making space for water
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NZILA Climate Action Working Group member Matthew Bradbury has welcomed an initiative by Auckland Council which would accelerate planned flood …
26 May
Kotchakorn Voraakhom on Aotearoa
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One of the speakers at the 2023 NZILA Firth Conference, Kotchakorn Voraakhom, says she is impressed with how the landscape …
18 May
2023 NZILA Fellows; Rebecca Ryder & Shona McCahon
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Shona McCahon and Rebecca Ryder have been named as new NZILA Fellows for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the …
18 May
2023 NZILA President's Cocktail Evening
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The 2023 NZILA Firth Conference gets underway today in Nelson, following on from last night’s NZILA President's cocktail evening held …
17 May
Newly Registered members
![Hamish Cochrane, Hannah Wilson and William Hatton after receiving their Registration Certificates at the 2023 President's Cocktail Evening.](/media/cache/47/91/4791a4b229d00746d359b65114d2ef5d.jpg)
The NZILA Executive Committee and Registration Panel Chair congratulated the 24 members who successfully passed the 2022 NZILA Registration interview …
15 May
Te Hā Noa in Tāmaki Makaurau
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Construction of Te Hā Noa’s eastern section, spanning Elliott Street to Kitchener Street in central Auckland has begun. Jasmax is …
04 May
2023 NZILA Firth Conference
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Conference registration is closing on Tuesday 9 May
Whakatū Nelson18-19 May 2023 The 2023 NZILA Firth Conference will be held in Whakatū, Nelson at the Trafalgar Centre, on …
27 Apr
High Country Landscape Group
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A great response from the Expression of Interest sent out earlier this month.
UPDATE FROM DI LUCAS 27 APRIL 2023 It was wonderful that so many members responded to the request to assist …
21 Apr
NZILA Registration Panel
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The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora would like to extend our gratitude to John Potter for …