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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13 Nov
Award for iconic tourist attraction

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One of the country’s most iconic tourist attractions has won the Enduring category at this year’s Resene New Zealand Institute …
12 Nov
Ātea a Rangi, Waitangi Regional Park - 2019 Resene NZILA award winner

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Ātea a Rangi, Waitangi Regional Park by Boffa Miskell and Wayfinder Landscape Planning & Strategy, has won Te Karanga o …
11 Nov
Te Papa Ōtākaro Avon River Park - 2019 Resene NZILA Supreme Award winner

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The biggest public realm landscape architecture project undertaken in Aotearoa has taken the supreme award in this year’s Resene New …
08 Nov
NZILA conference and awards - that's a wrap

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The NZILA Firth Conference has wrapped up for another year with overwhelmingly positive feedback from delegates. The event ended in …
08 Nov
Conference catch-up, counting down to awards night

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The NZILA’s 2019 conference enters its final day in Christchurch today - with the Resene New Zealand Institute of Landscape …
07 Nov
Antwi Akom on TVNZ Breakfast Programme

2019 NZILA Firth Conference Speaker
Dr Antwi Akom appeared on TVNZ’s Breakfast programme, speaking to presenter John Campbell about his work and how place-making can …
07 Nov
Ross Jackson Awarded Life Membership

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The 2019 NZILA Firth Conference opened last night in Ōtautahi Christchurch. This year’s theme is DISRUPTION and over the next …
06 Nov
Happy Birthday SOLA!

Celebrating 50 years
Woodstock. First Man on the Moon. But that wasn’t all that happened in 1969. New Zealand’s first programme in landscape …
30 Oct
Greymouth's new gathering space

Grey District Council project
When Greymouth’s new Town Square and Tainui Street Shared Space opened just before Christmas two years ago there was a …
29 Oct
Presidents Update

October 2019
Tēnā koutou ki te whanau, Nga mihi o te ra. October has been a busy month for the Executive – …
29 Oct
A landscape full of maritime charm

Akaroa Harbour
Good things come in small packages. Or in this case on small sites. Xteriorscapes vision for this compact, high quality …
29 Oct
A Well-Organised Workshop: Cultural tourism Mallorca

Impressions of an observerBlue skies and balmy warmth were my first impressions of Mallorca. While this attracts beach tourism from …