Wellington Branch News
17 Sep
Issuance of amended Plants for Planting import health standard (formally importation of Nursery Stock)
From Biosecurity New Zealand
Biosecurity has amended the Plants for Planting import health standard (formally importation of Nursery Stock), effective 15 September 2025. Urgent …
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10 Jul
The importance of water play
“There’s a growing awareness around the importance of unstructured play for children,”
Landscape architect Sarah Collins has done a lot of work in the area of children’s play in both early childhood …
04 Jul
Proposed redevelopment of Three Kings Quarry
Think piece
Richard Reid has published an article on Fletcher Residential’s proposed redevelopment of Three Kings Quarry. The article provides an overview …
04 Jul
Designing the future of our biggest city
Auckland Urban Design Panel
Since 2003, significant developments in Auckland have been run past the Auckland Urban Design Panel as part of a concerted …
03 Jul
Streetscape's 2 x 2 Central North Island Branch Event
Fast, Fun and Friendly 2 x 2 Event
Sharing ideas and projects is a quick fire method proved to be a success at the Central North Island Branches …
29 Jun
Practicing practice
THIS IS NOT A DRILL - Project Video for LASC 393: Practicum
The third year of the BLA programme at Lincoln includes a practicum course, where students examine a range of issues …
28 Jun
LandLAB's Henry Crothers
LAA Profile
We continue our series of profile videos by showcasing a man who's name has become synonymous with urban renewal in …
27 Jun
A new future for Hobart's "Female Factory"
Penal colony for female convicts
The site of the Cascades Female Factory in Hobart, where women prisoners were incarcerated in the 19th century, is going …
27 Jun
How Much is Enough
A conference musing from Te Tau-a-Nuku
As part of the 2018 Tuia Pito Ora (NZILA) conference, three Te Tau-a-Nuku members contributed to the Culture + Community …
26 Jun
NZILA IFLA delegate update
June 2018
The 55th IFLA World Council meeting will be held this year in Singapore on 16 and 17 July, where the …
25 Jun
Who Got That Job?
Jo Soanes
Jo has recently joined Boffa Miskell as part of a team of five Landscape Architects based in Boffa Miskell's Hamilton …
25 Jun
NZ's first Professor of Landscape Architecture to retire
Simon Swaffield
Lincoln’s School of Landscape Architecture is changing as two long serving champions retire after thirty-plus years shaping the discipline and …
19 Jun
A billion trees - will the government initiative work?
LAA asks Di Lucas
The concept of increasing tree cover in New Zealand is theoretically a good one, says landscape architect Di Lucas, of …