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19 Jun
Kia ora rawa atu! Thank you to the volunteers!
Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu
🌟 Kia ora rawa atu! Thank you to our volunteers! 🌟 It's Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu (National Volunteer Week) and …
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30 Oct
Report from the World Council meeting in Montreal, 15-16 October 2017

NZILA / IFLA Delegate Update
The 2017 IFLA World Council meeting was held over two days in Montreal with a full agenda and heaps of …
27 Oct
Dunedin’s Warehouse Precinct

Update on Jetty Street, a new public space
In June we reported on work about to begin in Dunedin’s Warehouse Precinct to further enhance this urban area’s attractiveness …
26 Oct
Meet - Charles Gordon

Senior Landscape Architect in Urban Design at Wellington City Council
Greetings to you all. My name is Charles Gordon and my current role is Senior Landscape Architect in Urban Design …
25 Oct
Less is often more
IFLA World Council Meeting in Montreal
The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) held their annual business meeting of delegates (IFLA World Council) in Montreal, in …
16 Oct
Freyberg Place

One hundred and eighty-nine steps
Freyberg Place is one of a small group of public open spaces within Auckland’s city centre. Set within a network …
16 Oct
'That Peculiar Bird, The Landscape Architect'

N.Z.W.W. 28th September 1970
Garth Falconer has come across this article from the New Zealand Womans Weekly dated 28th September 1970 which features several …
09 Oct
Announcement of IFLA APR Election Result

Damian Tang re-elected
Following the election for the role of President of the IFLA APR held between 30th Aug – 30th Sept 2017, …
02 Oct
Obituary - Lawrence James Metcalf QSO, AHRIH

18 August 1928 - 18 August 2017
Lawrence (‘Lawrie’) Metcalf was one of New Zealand’s most renowned horticulturists, and a distinguished author and conservationist. He had a …
28 Sep
Isthmus wins international awards

Intergrain Timber Awards / IFLA Awards
Intergrain Timber AwardsOn September 20 Grant Bailey was flown to Melbourne by Dulux to attend the Intergrain Timber Awards breakfast …
25 Sep
NZILA / IFLA Delegate Update

There are three key current issues that I thought would be of interest to landscape architects in New Zealand
Every time I think I have finished this first column, something new arrives in my mailbox from IFLA World, or …
22 Sep
Project Landscape Assessment Methodology

Opportunity to contribute
The landscapes of Aotearoa-New Zealand are a source of cultural identity, provide a range of qualities and services for communities …
20 Sep
PARK(ing) Day 2017

NZILA Auckland branch
Park(ing) Day is an annual open-source global event where citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces …