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14 Apr
NZILA Board nominations close 29 April
Read the insights from current Board members
What does the current Board have to say about this opportunity? REMINDER: Board Nominations close Tuesday 29 April 12pm (midday) …
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21 Jul
2020 NZ Arb Ronald Flook Award

Nominations now being accepted for the 2020 NZ Arb Ronald Flook Award.The Ronald Flook Award is an accolade given to …
21 Jul
Farmscape: The Design of Productive Landscapes
Phoebe Lickwar, ASLA, and Roxi Thoren, ASLA, have just published an excellent new book, Farmscape: The Design of Productive Landscapes …
15 Jul
Latest NZILA Fellow announced

He brought with him extensive experience in the design of both private and public spaces, often working closely with planners and ecologists.
Boffa Miskell’s John Potter has been made a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora. …
15 Jul
Landscape architect for life - Di Lucas

Not one to shy away from expressing her at times controversial opinions, Lucas has helped develop the landscape architecture profession in New Zealand, and nurture our diverse landscapes.
Di Lucas knows what she likes. And she definitely knows what she doesn’t like. Chances are you do too. Not …
13 Jul
Deepening Relationships: Isthmus Matariki Day

By Ralph Johns
Our purpose at Isthmus is to advance the relationships between land, people and culture. We do this not only through …
13 Jul
CRL digs down 28,000 years

Fragments of the tree, probably a whau, were recovered under an ancient lava field
Radiocarbon dating has estimated that fragments of a tree recovered from a City Rail Link construction site in Auckland are …
07 Jul
The return of the wetlands

Over the years CCC has embarked on plans to return sections of the region to wetlands to alleviate some of the problems.
Building Christchurch city on a giant swamp has had serious repercussions - severe liquefaction during earthquakes and significant flooding during …
07 Jul
Nohonga Challenge enters next phase

The finalists’ nohonga will be temporarily on display in Britomart in Auckland’s CBD
The five groups of finalists in the Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora/Brick …
02 Jul
International call for chapter proposals: innovative practices with photography for environmental design
Active Landscape Photography: Diverse Practices Editor Anne C Godfrey Routledge Press Active Landscape Photography: Diverse Practices is the third book …
01 Jul
2021 NZILA Firth Conference

Date and Location announcement
The Institute is pleased to announce that the 2021 NZILA Firth Conference will be held in May next year in …
29 Jun
June 2020 Presidents Update

Tēnā koutou ki te whanau,Nga mihi o te ra. As we emerge from the most significant disruption to our way …
28 Jun
IFLA Asia Pacific Region Internship Programme
Message from Fumiaki TAKANO IFLA APR President
IFLA APR Internship Programme While I was in the U.S.A., during my school years and practice, I met inspiring people …