Canterbury/Westland Branch News

31 Jul
Call for Registration Interview Panelists
The Institute calls for Registered members to join the 2025 Registration Interview Panel. We invite experienced members of the Institute …
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17 Jan
Nohonga Design Challenge - take two

Theme of climate resilience.
We are pleased to announce that we have 13 teams on board for this years Nohonga Design Challenge. Brick Bay, …
15 Dec
Tuia Pito Ora - President’s update

December Update
Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa,here we are with my final update for 2021 - an extraordinary year for …
14 Dec
Save the Date - 50th Celebration

11-13 October 2022
The 2022 NZILA Firth Conference will be taking place at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland, 11-13 October, book the dates …
13 Dec
Writing award for Dr Jacky Bowring

Inaugural Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize
Dr Jacky Bowring, Professor of Landscape Architecture at Lincoln University, and a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape …
01 Dec
2021 new Registered Members

The NZILA Executive Committee and Registration Panel Chair congratulate the 12 members who successfully passed the 2021 NZILA Registration interview …
05 Nov
Tuia Pito Ora - President’s update

November update
Kia Ora, November already and this strangest of years is fast running out. It’s possible an end is in sight …
04 Nov
Kia Whakanuia Te Whenua wins award

NZ Society of Authors - Te Puni Kaituni O Aoteraroa - NZSA Heritage Literary Awards 2021
Kia Whakanuia Te Whenua came second in the Heritage Literary Awards, non fiction section for 2021, out of a total …
01 Nov
Te Whakaoranga o te Puhinui wins international recognition

An ambitious plan to regenerate a polluted Auckland waterway has been recognised at this year’s Asia Pacific International Federation of …
28 Oct
NZILA 'rock' marks a milestone

Today marks a special milestone in the history of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora. Ten …
27 Oct
Resene New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture Awards 2022

Latest Update
As we fast approach the end of the year, the Institute is busy coordinating the long awaited 2022 Resene New …
24 Oct
NZILA ratifies IFLA's Climate Action Commitment
Updated 27 October
UPDATED ABOUT THE COMMITMENT The International Federation of Landscape Architects’ (IFLA)’ Climate Action Commitment is a collaborative commitment by 77 …
20 Oct
Preserving landscape artist Bill Sutton's garden

Nature knows best, is the philosophy that artist Bill Sutton lived by. And it’s reflected in the garden of his …