Canterbury/Westland Branch News
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02 Sep
Live Stream Event - 2024 IFLA World Council
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For those of you who cannot attend in person, IFLA plans to live stream the Congress via YouTube. It will …
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09 Nov
NZILA / AILA announce signing of MoU
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October 2018
The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora (NZILA) and the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) recently …
08 Nov
Call for Expressions Of Interest (EOI): Tauranga Heart of the City Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
Tauranga City Council
EOI released: 12 November 2018 Deadline for Questions: 4pm 16 November 2018 Deadline for Registrations: 2pm 23 November 2018 Tauranga …
05 Nov
Westhaven Promenade brings back history
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LandLAB’s Westhaven Promenade winds it way along the water’s edge from Wynyard Quarter through to Auckland’s Harbour Bridge. The insertion …
02 Nov
Laneway a winner for kiwi landscape architect in Australia
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Brisbane’s Fish Lane
Former Lincoln University student Matthew Durning has won a prestigious Australian Landscape Architecture Award. His project, Brisbane’s Fish Lane, won …
30 Oct
Meet Otakaro's principal landscape architect
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areas, integrated artworks, cultural narratives and event ready spaces.](/media/cache/1d/a8/1da822036d8f5132ec29eccdc9387ae4.jpg)
Peter Matthews
Peter Matthews is the principal landscape architect for Ōtākaro Limited, the company responsible for delivering Crown-led projects in Central Christchurch. …
30 Oct
Presidents Update
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October 2018
Kia ora everyone, I hope you are all making the most of Spring. I had another interesting month with a …
29 Oct
Beauty in landscape architecture - an argument against it
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Watch Video of Martin Rein-Cano
International designer Martin Rein-Cano was in Auckland for flying visit in October and he wasn’t afraid to court controversy. LAA …
26 Oct
Seeing ‘Our Faces in Our Places’
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Te Tau-a-Nuku update
Nā Damian Powley i tuhi As another large cruise liner the Majestic Princess docks alongside Auckland’s waterfront, it’s a glorious …
25 Oct
Who Got That Job?
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Shannon Baxter
Shannon recently joined the Invercargill City Council as a Policy Planner within their Resource Management team. Shannon is a Registered …
18 Oct
VUW landscape architecture student wins international award
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Claudia Boyo
A postgraduate landscape architecture student at Victoria University of Wellington has won a major international award for her landscape architecture …
17 Oct
Connecting past and present in Rotorua
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600-metre long curved boardwalk
Isthmus has revealed a new design for Rotorua’s lakefront that captures the rich history and cultural ties associated with the …
16 Oct
The Good Citizen: Episode 2, Podcast with Henry Crothers
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How New Zealand’s cities and towns are changing
In the second episode of The Good Citizen, a new podcast of interviews with exciting and innovative New Zealanders, Jeremy …