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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27 Sep
NZILA Call for Judges
NZILA is seeking judges for the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture Awards 2024. To be considered as a judge …
21 Sep
ECan receives funding to Investigate Flooding Resilience
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Environment Canterbury has received $360,000 in funding from the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) to investigate ways of working with …
18 Sep
Aotea Circle - Partner Perspective
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James Palmer - Secretary for the Environment
New Zealand: We must pool our knowledge, understanding and technical capability to help one another. I’ve had the extraordinary privilege …
12 Sep
Reminder: Call for Fellows
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The designation of Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora is conferred upon senior members …
07 Sep
Snakes & Ladders Playground Revisited
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Kevin Kingston, Team leader – Programme Delivery at Tauranga City Council, recently reflected on his time working on the Snakes …
30 Aug
Content, News, and Event Updates
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Share your Stories
Did you know that as members of NZILA, you are able to add news, articles, stories and events to our …
29 Aug
Call for Registration Interview Panelists
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2023 NZILA Registration - Call for Registration Interview Panelists Are you a Registered member?The Institute calls for Registered members to …
25 Aug
New laws enacted for resource management reform
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A small number of changes come into force today
Two key pieces of legislation that will introduce a new resource management system for Aotearoa New Zealand are now officially …
23 Aug
Making Space for Water
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Feedback Closes 31 August 2023
In early 2023, the Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland region experienced a series of extreme weather events, with record-breaking rainfall, floods, …
22 Aug
Hanley Chen - A Scholarship Update
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2021 Vectorworks Landmark Scholar Nearing PhD completion
Hanley Guanyu Chen, an enthusiastic landscape architecture researcher, is currently immersed in his doctoral journey at Lincoln University. Armed with …
15 Aug
Exploring the environmental and social benefits of parks
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An exhibit featuring TMU research demonstrates how parks and open spaces are valuable tools for climate action and social engagement
Globally, as we navigate record-breaking heat and unprecedented flood and fire seasons, climate action is top-of-mind. A new exhibition from …
08 Aug
Incoming Tuia Pito Ora Chair & Deputy Chair
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Nau mai haere mai - Welcome to the new Chair & Deputy Chair We are delighted to announce that Debbie …