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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31 Jan
Who Got That Job?

Canopy warmly welcomed Ursula Bowman into their Nelson office last year as a landscape architect packed with design talent and …
30 Jan
The kiwi landscape architect working to save the Australian bush

Simon Smale
A radio documentary about Australia’s Gondwana Link project in the country’s southwest led Kiwi landscape architect Simon Smale on a …
26 Jan
Cleaning up the Karamu Catchment

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council “hot spot” priority
Hawke’s Bay’s Karamu Catchment has a dirty reputation when it comes to water quality. In 2016 it hit the headlines …
26 Jan
2018 - It's all about the money

Article by Shannon Bray, President NZILA
The challenge for landscape architects in New Zealand in 2018 will be funding, says New Zealand Institute of Architecture president, …
25 Jan
Paint by drone

Drawing on urban facades using drones
An innovation which may have application for landscape architects in the future is gaining traction in Europe and America. Italian …
24 Jan
2018 NZILA Firth Conference - International Speaker profile

Bart Brands
Founder and Director, Karres+Brands, Netherlands NZILA are delighted to have Bart Brands from the Netherlands who will open the Friday …
22 Jan
In case of nuclear holocaust - NZ's national arboretum, Eastwoodhill

Thomas Woltz speaks about Eastwoodhill
Eastwoodhill Arboretum was the life work of William Douglas Cook, a farmer who bought the original piece of land in …
22 Jan
2018 NZILA Firth Conference - International Speaker profile

Ryan Gravel
Founding Principal at Sixpitch,Urban Planner, Designer, and Author, Atlanta, USA. The Institute is excited to announce that Ryan Gravel will …
17 Jan
Why Auckland's iconic Lightpath is pink.

Te Ara I Whiti - the Lightpath
Much has been written and said about Te Ara I Whiti - the Lightpath - in Auckland. The loved and …
06 Jan
2018 NZILA Firth Conference - International Speaker profile

Sacha Coles
DirectorASPECT Studios Australia,Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building Australia's Sacha Coles will be …
18 Dec
Meet the locals - at Wellington Zoo's award winning love story to Aotearoa

He Tuku Aroha
Meet the Locals - He Tuku Aroha is a stunning walk-through precinct at Wellington Zoo where visitors get up close …
14 Dec
A place to hesitate - on the way to power

Wellington Cenotaph Precinct
Paying tribute to war heroes with parliament watching on was no small undertaking for Wraight and Associates when they tackled …