Canterbury/Westland Branch News
05 Sep
Deputy Chair of the 2025 Registration Panel
Expressions of Interest
For the last two years the Panel Chair, Martha Dravitzki, has led the charge in shepherding Registration candidates through the …
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30 Jan
The kiwi landscape architect working to save the Australian bush
![Some of the very different species Simon works with - these are acacia seeds](/media/cache/3a/14/3a14aa186c58037bf35d1d311bf90ebc.jpg)
Simon Smale
A radio documentary about Australia’s Gondwana Link project in the country’s southwest led Kiwi landscape architect Simon Smale on a …
26 Jan
Cleaning up the Karamu Catchment
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Hawke’s Bay Regional Council “hot spot” priority
Hawke’s Bay’s Karamu Catchment has a dirty reputation when it comes to water quality. In 2016 it hit the headlines …
26 Jan
2018 - It's all about the money
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Article by Shannon Bray, President NZILA
The challenge for landscape architects in New Zealand in 2018 will be funding, says New Zealand Institute of Architecture president, …
25 Jan
Paint by drone
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Drawing on urban facades using drones
An innovation which may have application for landscape architects in the future is gaining traction in Europe and America. Italian …
24 Jan
2018 NZILA Firth Conference - International Speaker profile
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Bart Brands
Founder and Director, Karres+Brands, Netherlands NZILA are delighted to have Bart Brands from the Netherlands who will open the Friday …
22 Jan
In case of nuclear holocaust - NZ's national arboretum, Eastwoodhill
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Thomas Woltz speaks about Eastwoodhill
Eastwoodhill Arboretum was the life work of William Douglas Cook, a farmer who bought the original piece of land in …
22 Jan
2018 NZILA Firth Conference - International Speaker profile
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Ryan Gravel
Founding Principal at Sixpitch,Urban Planner, Designer, and Author, Atlanta, USA. The Institute is excited to announce that Ryan Gravel will …
17 Jan
Why Auckland's iconic Lightpath is pink.
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Te Ara I Whiti - the Lightpath
Much has been written and said about Te Ara I Whiti - the Lightpath - in Auckland. The loved and …
06 Jan
2018 NZILA Firth Conference - International Speaker profile
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Sacha Coles
DirectorASPECT Studios Australia,Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building Australia's Sacha Coles will be …
18 Dec
Meet the locals - at Wellington Zoo's award winning love story to Aotearoa
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He Tuku Aroha
Meet the Locals - He Tuku Aroha is a stunning walk-through precinct at Wellington Zoo where visitors get up close …
14 Dec
A place to hesitate - on the way to power
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Wellington Cenotaph Precinct
Paying tribute to war heroes with parliament watching on was no small undertaking for Wraight and Associates when they tackled …
14 Dec
2018 NZILA Firth Conference - International Speaker profile
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Mike Horne
mike hornedirector turf design studio NZILA are delighted to announce that Mike Horne from Turf Design Studio will be part …