Canterbury/Westland Branch News
29 May
Proposals out for submission on changes of national direction
Govt announcements today
PROPOSALS OUT FOR SUBMISSION ON CHANGES OF NATIONAL DIRECTION The Government announced today that it is calling for feedback/ submissions …
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07 Mar
NZILA Firth Conference 2023: Speaker Dr Jala Makhzoumi
Renowned landscape architect Dr. Jala Makhzoumi will be an in-person keynote presenter at the 2023 NZILA Firth Conference in Nelson …
06 Mar
2023 World Landscape Architecture Awards
Entries now open
Entries for the 2023 World Landscape Architecture (WLA) Awards, an international landscape architecture awards in its seventh year, are now …
27 Feb
Conference Debate Adjudicator
David Kirkpatrick - Chief Environment Court Judge
On Friday afternoon at the 2023 NZILA Firth Conference we will be holding a Debate. We are pleased to confirm …
20 Feb
Puhinui Regeneration: moving from strategy to action
Webinar 9 March at 4pm
Te Whakaoranga o te Puhinui | Puhinui Regeneration seeks to restore ora (health) to the people, place and nature of …
15 Feb
Cyclone Gabrielle
A message from the NZILA President
As the ongoing effects of Cyclone Gabrielle continue to reverberate up and down Aotearoa I wanted to check in once …
11 Feb
Natural and Built Environment Bill - public oral hearing
Further to our update last week, the NZILA Working Group for RMA Reforms made a submission to the Natural and …
02 Feb
Natural and Built Environment Bill
Shannon Bray - NZILA Working Group for RMA Reforms
Further to our update on the 2nd December 2022, the NZILA Working Group for RMA Reforms has been working on …
02 Feb
World Wetlands Day: Flood mitigation
Today (February 2) is World Wetlands day and comes just six days after Auckland’s flood emergency began. Dr Matthew Bradbury …
31 Jan
Flood Emergency: NZILA response
Tuia Pito Ora New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects' president says the current flood emergency affecting Auckland, Waikato and Bay …
20 Jan
Plant threats - the good and bad news
Auckland Council has set out to establish the true extent of the diversity of local plant species, where they are …
16 Jan
Chief Environment Court Judge David Kirkpatrick
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Delegates at the 2022 NZILA Firth Conference in October got the rare opportunity to hear from an environment court judge. …
20 Dec
Whānau Ātea Māra Hupara
Whānau Ātea will create a destination recreation space for Māngere and the wider region of Tāmaki Makaurau and Aotearoa where …