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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23 Sep
IFLA Declares A Climate and Biodiversity Emergency
IFLA World Congress
The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora supports the declaration of a Climate and Biodiversity Loss Emergency …
22 Sep
Baptism by fire for Lyttelton Station
Design and construction by Goom Landscapes
The Lyttelton Fire Station is a gem in the rebuild of post-earthquake Christchurch. As the first volunteer fire station to …
19 Sep
Winner of the 2019 Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award announced
Kathryn Gustafson
The International Federation of Landscape Architect's President, James Hayter, announced at the 2019 World Congress in Oslo, Norway, that Landscape …
19 Sep
International accolade for Auckland's City Rail Link
2019 World Architecture Festival WAFX prize
For the first time, a New Zealand project has won an accolade at the world’s biggest international architecture festival, WAFX. …
18 Sep
Paul Quinlan - a champion for rural landscapes
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A move from Christchurch to a hobby farm in Kaeo in the Far North, led Paul Quinlan to discover his …
16 Sep
IFLA Asia Pacific Region Newsletter Issue No.9
August 2019
Featured in this issue: IFLA LA Awards 2019: Winners Announced IFLA APR Regional Congress 2019 IFLA World Congress 2019 IFLA …
16 Sep
Keeping it simple and local - Ng Sek San
2019 NZILA Firth Conference Speaker
Ng Sek San has been described as a non-conformist, a maverick who believes in simple, affordable and local solutions. The …
15 Sep
Bay of Plenty children help design their own playground
Project led by Tim Lander from LOAM Landscape Architects
Junior and senior children at Omokoroa Point primary-intermediate school in the Bay of Plenty have been encouraged to have a …
12 Sep
Radiata pine plantations – a band aid to nowhere
Article by Di Lucas
To view the article 'Radiata pine plantations – a band aid to nowhere' written by Di Lucas for Pure Advantage …
12 Sep
Combining new baby with new business
Sarah Wolfe
The pull of family brought Sarah Wolfe back to New Zealand. After 10 years travelling and working as a landscape …
11 Sep
Who Got That Job?
Julia Wick
Boffa Miskell welcomed Julia Wick as Senior Landscape Architect (Landscape Planner) at its Auckland Office. Julia has 8 years’ NZ …
10 Sep
A spruce up for Whitianga
one of the Coromandel Peninsula’s main tourist hubs
Giving iconic holiday destination Whitianga a long-awaited upgrade was a community effort and a shared success, writes Boffa Miskell’s Kathleen …