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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20 Apr
Possibilities for the future of the city
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Mark Southcombe, Hannah Hopewell and Isaac Velasco present an edited discussion on the process and findings of ‘Re-imagining Mass Housing’ …
18 Apr
Unitec Graduation Prizegiving 2023
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Congratulations to this years award winners!
The Unitec Graduation and Prizegiving was held on Monday 3 April 2023. Outgoing NZILA Auckland Branch Chair, Matt Jones, presented …
04 Apr
Te Tangi a te Manu - Aotearoa New Zealand Landscape Assessment Guidelines
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Te Tangi a te Manu: Aotearoa New Zealand Landscape Assessment Guidelines, have become the authoritative and essential reference for those …
01 Apr
World Landscape Architecture Month
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#WLAM2023
April marks the start of a month-long celebration of the art and science of landscape architecture. As we recognize the …
29 Mar
AILA President Peta-Maree Ashford
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The President of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Peta-Maree Ashford says she is focused on elevating the voice …
20 Mar
Ernest Wong via webinar proudly sponsored by Streetscape
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Webinar: 30 March 2023
We are pleased to announce that Ernest C. Wong will be presenting the next webinar in the NZILA Streetscape speaker …
13 Mar
Daylighting Auckland's Waterways: Dr Matthew Bradbury
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Tomorrow (Tuesday March 14 2023) is the International Day of Action for Rivers. It’s a day dedicated to saving, celebrating …
07 Mar
NZILA Firth Conference 2023: Speaker Dr Jala Makhzoumi
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Renowned landscape architect Dr. Jala Makhzoumi will be an in-person keynote presenter at the 2023 NZILA Firth Conference in Nelson …
06 Mar
2023 World Landscape Architecture Awards
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Entries now open
Entries for the 2023 World Landscape Architecture (WLA) Awards, an international landscape architecture awards in its seventh year, are now …
27 Feb
Conference Debate Adjudicator
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David Kirkpatrick - Chief Environment Court Judge
On Friday afternoon at the 2023 NZILA Firth Conference we will be holding a Debate. We are pleased to confirm …
20 Feb
Puhinui Regeneration: moving from strategy to action
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Webinar 9 March at 4pm
Te Whakaoranga o te Puhinui | Puhinui Regeneration seeks to restore ora (health) to the people, place and nature of …
15 Feb
Cyclone Gabrielle
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A message from the NZILA President
As the ongoing effects of Cyclone Gabrielle continue to reverberate up and down Aotearoa I wanted to check in once …