Central North Island Branch News
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10 Jul
Slipping Underwater
New report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
While New Zealand has plenty of freshwater, we are heavy users of this resource. Our water use is changing the …
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06 Dec
Wānaka Lakefront Development Wins International Award
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Congratulations to Reset
The small township of Wānaka is to get a major boost to its globally renowned reputation with its new lakefront …
04 Dec
10 year wait over for Coastal Pathway
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Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway is now complete
A decade in the making, Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway is now complete and fully open to visitors. Running …
28 Nov
Resene New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture Awards 2024
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Award submissions now open
Entries for the Resene New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture Awards 2024 are now open and will close 5pm on …
28 Nov
What does a vibrant Whakatū Nelson City Centre look like in 2035?
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The Future of Nelson's CBD
A recent one-day hui was organised by NZILA registered Landscape Architect Luke Porter (Nelson NZILA branch chair), and his architect …
27 Nov
4Sight Consulting joins SLR
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by: Melissa Davis
After 22 years of providing balanced outcomes for land, people, and water, 4Sight Consulting is now SLR. SLR are global …
24 Nov
NZILA Southern Branch Field Tour
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As the last three Southern Branch NZILA Field Tours were hosted in Central Otago and Invercargill, it was sunny Ōtepoti-Dunedin’s …
23 Nov
Save the date – Wānanga and Awards 2024
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Kia oraOur major 2024 events will be held in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington 15-17 May 2024, culminating with the Resene New …
21 Nov
Play Week 2023: Sarah Collins looks back at Harcourt Park Playground (1976)
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A hand-drawn design for a play space in Harcourt Park, Upper Hutt, is one of the two oldest documents in …
17 Nov
Call for Nominations 2024 IFLA Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award
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NOMINATIONS DUE: 15 January 2024 The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA), which represents the worldwide profession of landscape architecture, …
17 Nov
The State of the City
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Webinar recording now available
NZILA Discussion Series Webinar “State of the City Report” - link below. The State of the City – Benchmarking Tāmaki …
17 Nov
Te Haumanu Taiao - Restoring the natural environment
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Te Haumanu Taiao represents a pathway we can all walk together to protect and restore te taiao/the environment
Auckland Council have created the guide in partnership with the mana whenua of Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, encouraging us all to work …
16 Nov
Growing NZ cities eat up fertile land -but housing and food production can coexist
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Article by Shannon Davis, Senior Lecturer in Landscape Planning, Lincoln University
Auckland Council recently voted to decrease the amount of city fringe land available for development, citing flood risks and infrastructure …