30 Apr

April 2020 Presidents Update

Tēnā koutou ki te whanau, Nga mihi o te ra. Last time I provided my monthly Presidents’ update I had …

28 Apr

In memory of Sgt. Brendan T. Wilkins

The lazy squawk of the chickens, and the distant buzz of farm machinery, signifying the working Italian countryside.

This is a time to reflect. For me, April last year was frenetically navigating a shrill car through the roaring …

27 Apr

Rough & Milne - Flashback 2018 (Music Video)

I now had the ‘time’ and ‘hardware grunt’ to knit together my earliest GoPro footage and make a music video!

With the modest home computer stored away in the closet, and the hefty work machine and double screens, now shrouding …

23 Apr

"I went for a bike ride and while I was away the whole world changed."

I asked my old friend Paul if he wanted to join me to ride the South Island.

“I’m literally on fire!” Paul beamed as he dismounted from his bike. By the time he arrived in Wellington he …

22 Apr

A time to think of Papatūānuku

Na Te Tau-a-Nuku-a-Nuku

Ko Dr Diane Menzies (Ngāti Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga o Mahāki) i tuhi As Aotearoa New Zealand moves to Level 3 …

21 Apr

What will level 3 mean for landscape architects?

“Our priority is looking after the health of our members, but if people can get back to project sites safely, then the move to Alert Level 3 next week allows that to happen,”

New Zealand will move to Covid-19 alert level 3 next week and for the head of NZILA Tuia Pito Ora, …

15 Apr

Government to fund temporary cycleways

When people begin to return to city centres following the lockdown we want them to have enough space to maintain physical distance

The Government will provide extra funding to help councils expand footpaths and roll out temporary cycleways to help people keep …

14 Apr

Lockdown learning

A new way for landscape architecture students

Students around New Zealand are having to change the way they learn while in COVID-19 lockdown, including the 120 studying …

09 Apr

Living with the lockdown - finding the positives

We’re about halfway through the lockdown. Looking at the numbers it seems like Aotearoa is responding well so far, writes Brad Coombs, the NZILA Tuia Pito Ora president.

Two weeks ago I was really worried. I was processing the news of a major intervention to how I was …

08 Apr

Kerb Journal

Submissions close 22 April

Kerb is an internationally recognised journal of landscape architecture, edited and funded by students. Produced by RMIT University for close …

07 Apr

Webinar Series

Play and fitness

Danish playground designers and equipment manufacturers Kompan are putting on a webinar series on play and fitness related topics. The …

03 Apr

Auckland Urban Design Panel Refresh

Are you interested in becoming a AUDP panel member for 2021-2023

Tēnā koutou NZILA members, The Auckland Urban Design Panel Governance Board (the Board) is now seeking nominations for the Auckland …