Southern Branch News
29 May
Proposals out for submission on changes of national direction
Govt announcements today
PROPOSALS OUT FOR SUBMISSION ON CHANGES OF NATIONAL DIRECTION The Government announced today that it is calling for feedback/ submissions …
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06 Aug
Pukehina - from farmland to Eco Village

Richard Hart, says the eco village and wetlands concept is “innovative and ambitious”
The developers of the proposed Pukehina Eco Village in the Western Bay of Plenty are applying for resource consent to …
05 Aug
NZILA member Di Lucas appointed to the New High Country Advisory Group
The High Country Advisory Group, established by Land Information New Zealand, aims to offer advice and insights to the Commissioner …
05 Aug
Q & A - Independent Commissioner Melean Absolum

LAA speaks to Melean about her role
Melean Absolum is a consultant landscape architect in private practice. She has a post-graduate diploma in Landscape Architecture from Manchester …
02 Aug
IFLA 2018 Student Design Competition Digital Publication

View prize winners and short listed entries
To view the completed digital publication for the IFLA 2018 Student Design Competition click here
01 Aug
How do you know when it's working?

Seven leading design professionals explain how they know when landscape architecture is successful
"It's not about being heroic," says Boffa Miskell's Rachel de Lambert when Landscape Architecture Aotearoa posed the question - how …
01 Aug
Inaugural NZILA Vectorworks Landmark Student scholarship awarded

Congratulations to Hannah Carson
Victoria University student Hannah Carson has been awarded the inaugural NZILA Vectorworks Landmark Student Scholarship. Her prize includes $1500 towards …
30 Jul
Kiwi landscape architect takes on London

Bridget Law
New Zealand landscape architect Bridget Law is working in the United Kingdom after leaving New Zealand three and a half …
29 Jul
Planting day and memorial tōtara

Wellington Branch
Recently hardy Wellington Branch members helped the Greater Wellington Regional Council plant native seedlings at Queen Elizabeth Park near Paekakariki …
26 Jul
Presidents Update

July 2018
Kia ora, te whānau, Ngā mihi o te rā. In the last month we have made great progress on the …
26 Jul
Moving Auckland to Tāmaki

Te Tau-a-Nuku update
As anyone living in or that has visited Auckland in the last few years can attest, Auckland’s urban, suburban and …
26 Jul
Who got that job?

Stephen Quin
Vivian+Espie welcomed Stephen Quin back to their Queenstown office more than 10 years after first working there. Stephen completed his …
25 Jul
NZILA IFLA delegate update
July 2018
The 2018 IFLA World Council meeting was held on 16 and 17 July in Singapore, attended by delegates from each …