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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25 Aug
Meet - Linnea Calov Jacobsen
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Landscape Architect at Aitkentaylor
My name is Linnea Calov Jacobsen and I’m working as a landscape architect in Blenheim, Marlborough. As a LA graduate …
01 Aug
Queen Elizabeth Park planting - Wellington Branch
![Totara in memory of Kay Bannatyne](/media/cache/29/60/29602d68272eead77b976cd30a4a4112.jpg)
Totara grove of remembrance
Wellington Branch landscape architects and family members returned to the totara grove that was planted 6 years ago to remember …
31 Jul
CNI Branch Event
![Landscape Architects enjoying the view](/media/cache/76/53/765392b0cd0b0d113529571dd8c18c07.jpg)
Taupo Projects with Positive Change
It was a cold, crisp, and clear sunny day for the Central North Island Branch get together in Taupo on …
25 Jul
Greening the Architecture
![Parkwest London Green Roof](/media/cache/21/f7/21f75706b6e3a8f12c9d08031359879d.jpg)
Green Roofs
The pressure on our land from increasing development within many of NZ’s cities remains strong, predominantly from an increasing population …
24 Jul
Joining Forces
![Where prisoners were brought in and left to dry out over night when they first arrived at the prison.](/media/cache/d3/55/d35589d244696e485c5f4d22dd35edd4.jpg)
Mid Winter Christmas
Of late the Dunedin branch of the NZILA have teamed up with the NZPI, RMLA and NZIS to host joint …
24 Jul
Creating living areas, sections and spaces that personally satisfy my quality of life
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Jade McFarlane - Eliot Sinclair
From university la-la-land, first stop was Isthmus and working as a small cog in a large detailed design machine working …
23 Jul
Pushing boundaries to have the best of both worlds
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Charlotte Stoddart - Morgan + Pollard Landscape Architecture
I’m Charlotte Stoddart and I am a Senior Landscape Architect with Morgan and Pollard. I began my career with this …
21 Jul
Meet - Ben Espie
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NZILA member from Queenstown
My name is Ben Espie and I have worked in the field of landscape planning based in Queenstown for the …
21 Jul
Waterview Connection
![Pier artworks designed by Te Warena Taua Junior of Te Kawerau a Maki (foreground) and Graham Tipene of Ngati Whatua Orakei (background)](/media/cache/60/ae/60aecbdfc88faa608eb200059ef050e8.jpg)
Connecting SH20 to SH16
Auckland’s Western Ring Route is now complete, with the Waterview Connection joining SH20 to SH16 both underground and over ground. …
20 Jul
IFLA Advisory Circle
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First 7 members confirmed
IFLA is delighted to announce the first members of the freshly launched Advisory Circle have been confirmed. The Advisory Circle …
07 Jul
Lightpath honoured at L.A Architectural Awards
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Media Release from Auckland Council
Auckland’s Te Ara I Whiti Lightpath has been honoured at this year’s 47th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards. Hosted by …
30 Jun
Member Profile - David Compton-Moen
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DCM Urban Design Limited
I’m Dave Compton-Moen and I am the Director of DCM Urban Design Limited, based in Central Christchurch. I started out …