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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15 Nov
Tour of Vinegar Lane
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Young RMLA & NZILA
The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects and the Young Resource Management Law Association teamed up to organise a tour …
09 Nov
Our City, Tomorrow
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Wellington Branch joint collaborative workshop
On the evening of Nov 2, NZILA Wellington Branch members, along with their New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) and …
01 Nov
Planting Day
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Trees that count
For the last ten years or so, my colleague Wayne Rimmer, Principal L/S Architect, NZILA (Registered) has arranged for the …
30 Oct
Honouring Christine Heremaia & the Styx River Catchment Restoration
![Memorial seat and plaque honouring the memory and legacy of Christine Heremaia](/media/cache/c5/d7/c5d7ef47166b6bd341f7a33e8cd6260d.jpg)
WALK & TALK
A small group of Landscape Architects & Architects joined Christchurch City Council Landscape Architect & Ecologist Antony Shadbolt for a …
30 Oct
Report from the World Council meeting in Montreal, 15-16 October 2017
![Central Montreal from Mt Royal - spot Leonard Cohen!](/media/cache/3b/59/3b597db1ed50cd3d6f815dc7be4d8cdc.jpg)
NZILA / IFLA Delegate Update
The 2017 IFLA World Council meeting was held over two days in Montreal with a full agenda and heaps of …
27 Oct
Dunedin’s Warehouse Precinct
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Update on Jetty Street, a new public space
In June we reported on work about to begin in Dunedin’s Warehouse Precinct to further enhance this urban area’s attractiveness …
26 Oct
Meet - Charles Gordon
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Senior Landscape Architect in Urban Design at Wellington City Council
Greetings to you all. My name is Charles Gordon and my current role is Senior Landscape Architect in Urban Design …
25 Oct
Less is often more
IFLA World Council Meeting in Montreal
The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) held their annual business meeting of delegates (IFLA World Council) in Montreal, in …
16 Oct
Freyberg Place
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One hundred and eighty-nine steps
Freyberg Place is one of a small group of public open spaces within Auckland’s city centre. Set within a network …
16 Oct
'That Peculiar Bird, The Landscape Architect'
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N.Z.W.W. 28th September 1970
Garth Falconer has come across this article from the New Zealand Womans Weekly dated 28th September 1970 which features several …
09 Oct
Announcement of IFLA APR Election Result
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Damian Tang re-elected
Following the election for the role of President of the IFLA APR held between 30th Aug – 30th Sept 2017, …
02 Oct
Obituary - Lawrence James Metcalf QSO, AHRIH
![Lawrie Metcalf standing in front of a beech tree near Mt Arthur, Nelson. Photo: Melanie Kinsey.](/media/cache/63/17/631713ba4cd01e2d500f24816dabe19f.jpg)
18 August 1928 - 18 August 2017
Lawrence (‘Lawrie’) Metcalf was one of New Zealand’s most renowned horticulturists, and a distinguished author and conservationist. He had a …