Central North Island Branch News
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18 Jul
IFLA July Newsletter
The latest news from around the world
This month's newsletters features the following headine items: Get Ready to Make a Difference: IFLA 60th World Congress IFLA Pairing …
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25 Feb
The Land - Special Issue - call for papers
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Submit by: 15th June 2020
The Land Special Issue - Call for papers on address the synergies between academic programmes and professional organisations The Land …
21 Feb
“Hey Landscape Architect, ko wai hoki koe?”
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Te Tau-a-Nuku Article
Lessons from my masters thesis research on decolonising mainstream placemaking practice in Aotearoa, New Zealand Na Amelia Blundell (Nga Puhi …
19 Feb
IFLA Europe Newsletter
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February 2020
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11 Feb
Consent granted for Kohimarama Yacht Club upgrade
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Project coordinator Hugh Forsyth
Kohimarama Yacht Club has been granted consent to build a new boat deck and pedestrian ramp at its clubhouse at …
10 Feb
Call for Survey Participants
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Landscape Design in Aotearoa New Zealand
Anna O’Sullivan is a doctoral scholar at Lincoln University, in the department of landscape architecture. Her current research is looking …
10 Feb
NZ's first green, climate-resistant communities named
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Projects secured 5 Star Green Star rating
Two Panuku neighbourhoods have achieved a Green Star - Communities rating for exceptional masterplanning, a first in New Zealand. Awarded …
10 Feb
Te Whaihanga Project - up for Local Project Challenge Award
![Hui 2016 at Tānenuiarangi Wharenui, Waipapa Marae, University of Auckland to identify potential scenarios for the video resources.
Left to right: Thomas De Thierry (Oruawhenua Kaipara, CEO of Te Hana Te Ao Marama, part of Ngāti Whātua), Dr. Vincent Malcolm-Buchanan, (Researcher), Tame Te Rangi, (Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua Tūhoronuku Group Representative), Dr. Diane Menzies (NZILA), Asena Tolungamaka, Lena Henry and Professor Andrew Barrie, (UoA School of Architecture and Planning), Dr. Biddy Livesey (Researcher), Neil Challenger (NZILA), Dr. Kepa Morgan (UoA Assoc. Professor Engineering).](/media/cache/5a/40/5a400769b7ea14391e5f2f70c3a17d67.jpg)
Engaging with Māori - Decolonising the professions
The Te Whaihanga project has been submitted for a Local Project Challenge Award at the UN-Habitat World Urban Forum (WUF10) …
30 Jan
Presidents Update
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January 2020
Tēnā koutou ki te whanau,Nga mihi o te ra. I hope you all took the opportunity to take a break …
29 Jan
IFLA Asia Pacific Region Newsletter
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January 2020
Featured in this issue: IFLA AAPME Awards 2020 - Call for SubmissionsIFLA-KOMPAN World Play Design Challenge 2020IFLA2020 - FINAL Call …
28 Jan
Almost Two Hundred Years Since Te Tiriti
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Te Tau-a-Nuku Article
Na Phil Wihongi (Ngāti Hine) Ka rere te marama tuatahi o te tau hou, erangi nei rā te mihi ki …
23 Jan
Prison project wins praise
![The ongoing stewardship of the Waikeria Prison site and farmland is the key guiding principle for the landscape and ecological works. This has involved conservation of existing highly valued resource areas, enhancement of existing landscape and ecological values, restoration of degraded landscapes and a long-term vision of ecological biodiversity. A revegetation and restoration plan was prepared with Puniu River Care Incorporated, Maniapoto ki Te Raki, Raukawa Charitable Trust and Te Roopū Kaumātua o Waikeria. This plan was integrated with the Landscape and Visual Mitigation Plan and Ecological Enhancement and Mitigation Plan.](/media/cache/49/4d/494d096f7cd0a011aa3f4ae68021bc60.jpg)
Award of Excellence
Boffa Miskell’s Waikeria Prison Landscape for the Department of Corrections picked up an Excellence Award in the 2019 Resene New …
20 Jan
Ditch transformation brings new life to subdivision
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Dunbars Drain project, Christchurch
Transforming a ditch running through a paddock into a naturalised, meandering waterway complete with fish life, footpaths, terraces, native riparian …