Canterbury/Westland Branch News
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02 Sep
IFLA Asia Pacific Region Newsletter
August Edition
This month's newsletters features the following headine items: Presidents Message - As IFLA gear up for the World Council Meeting …
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16 Jun
Matariki for landscape architects
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2022 is the first year Aotearoa New Zealand will be marking Matariki with a public holiday. This year the holiday …
07 Jun
Webinar: What is Matariki and what does it mean for Landscape Architects?
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What does Matariki mean to us and how can we be part of this discussion? This webinar was hosted on …
31 May
Resene New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture Awards judges road trip
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The Resene New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture Awards 2022 judging panel has just wrapped up a comprehensive road trip, …
19 May
Did you miss the latest webinar? Lives and afterlives of urban landscapes
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Recording now available to view
Chris Reed and Mike Belleme explored the theatre of urban landscapes - immersive exploration of the social lives of urban …
16 May
Brad Coombs’ Tour Aotearoa 2022
![Reaching Stirling Point was part celebration, part relief and all smiles.](/media/cache/39/64/39642ac84ad95b671320488a24463700.jpg)
I hadn’t been on a month-long travel adventure since my ‘OE’ through Europe in my late twenties. So, after a …
09 May
Looking for innovative answers to big transport challenges
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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi has launched a new innovation fund, Hoe ki angitū, and wants to hear from innovators with solutions to …
09 May
Project Profile - Morningside Garden update
![Richard Neville of Neville Design Studio says this Morningside Garden in Auckland is biodiverse.](/media/cache/34/27/342705d18eebba438708d1b3428c149d.jpg)
A central Auckland residential garden with a commitment to sustainability and biodiversity is a striking addition to the Morningside streetscape. …
08 May
Unitec Graduation Prizegiving 2022
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Congratulations to this years award winners!
The Unitec Graduation and Prizegiving was held on Thursday 5 May 2022. NZILA Fellow and past president Sally Peake, presented …
04 May
Matariki Planting
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Applications are now open
Did you know that funding is available for Matariki planting of native trees? Provided by the Ministry of Primary Industries …
22 Apr
Nick Rae - urban design solutions
![Salam Park in Saudi Arabia - one of Nick’s favourite projects.](/media/cache/07/43/07432b49bce39297f354253c0fc9739e.jpg)
Nick Rae is the director of Transurban in Auckland, a firm started by his father Barry in the 1980s in …
28 Mar
Marking 50 years of NZILA
![Members of the first NZILA Executive at the inaugural NZILA conference, Lincoln College, 1974 (L to R: Robin Gay; Frank Boffa; Charlie Challenger; Tony Jackman; George Malcolm; Neil Aitken. Earl Bennett is absent from this picture.)
All figures courtesy of Lincoln University Living Heritage Tikaka Tuku Iho.](/media/cache/7f/e8/7fe86016c552a9feeabb068d49ceca63.png)
This year Tuia Pito Ora New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects is celebrating 50 years since its inception and today …
15 Mar
BIG partner Giulia Frittoli via webinar
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Webinar video now available to watch
BIG Landscape Architecture (Bjarke Ingels Group) partner Giulia Frittoli spoke to New Zealand landscape architects last week. Giulia, who has …