Central North Island Branch News

09 Jul
Feedback on the NZILA Firth Wānanga 2025
Final reminder. Closes 11 July
We're looking at future planning of the national events programme and want to know what you think. Please help us …
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15 Feb
Looking into the future for landscape architects

Dr Julian Bolleter
Dr Julian Bolleter is Assistant Professor at the Australian Urban Design Research Centre at the University of Western Australia. He’s …
13 Feb
The award winning plan for one of Auckland's most loved public spaces

Auckland's Cornwall Park
Continuing the video series showcasing the 2017 Resene NZILA Pride of Place award winners - Boffa Miskell and Nelson Byrd …
09 Feb
The green heart at the centre of an ambitious project

Marina One in Singapore’s Marina Bay district
Big issues like climate change and and increasing global population are at the design heart of an ambitious project by …
08 Feb
Press Release - Report on the effectiveness of the NZ Coastal Policy Statement
Department of Conservation
In November 2016 the Department of Conservation held a series of sector workshops as part of its review of the …
05 Feb
Weaving a story of possibility for what can be achieved

Grant Bailey speaks about Kopupaka Reserve
After a weekend where we heard 90 percent of New Zealand's wetlands have now been destroyed it's gratifying to showcase …
02 Feb
A parking development to keep an eye on

Parking's an issue we grapple with in NZ
Work's begun in Melbourne on an ambitious carpark development which city planners here in New Zealand might want to watch …
31 Jan
Who Got That Job?

Canopy warmly welcomed Ursula Bowman into their Nelson office last year as a landscape architect packed with design talent and …
30 Jan
The kiwi landscape architect working to save the Australian bush

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

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

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

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

Bart Brands
Founder and Director, Karres+Brands, Netherlands NZILA are delighted to have Bart Brands from the Netherlands who will open the Friday …