02 Feb

World Wetlands Day: Flood mitigation

Today (February 2) is World Wetlands day and comes just six days after Auckland’s flood emergency began. Dr Matthew Bradbury …

31 Jan

Flood Emergency: NZILA response

Tuia Pito Ora New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects' president says the current flood emergency affecting Auckland, Waikato and Bay …

20 Jan

Want to make places better for people?

Volunteers needed!

As in 2010, and again in 2015, Auckland Council are about to embark on a study of public spaces and …

20 Jan

Plant threats - the good and bad news

Auckland Council has set out to establish the true extent of the diversity of local plant species, where they are …

18 Jan

NZILA Professional Registration Programme

John PotterThe NZILA Registration Panel Chair, John Potter will be stepping down after his two year tenure and previously another …

18 Jan

WLA 2023 Landscape Architecture Trends

Written by Damian Holmes, Founder & Editor of World Landscape Architecture (WLA) and republished with permission

The coming year has a greater sense of optimism after the past three years of COVID-19; there are possible economic …

16 Jan

Chief Environment Court Judge David Kirkpatrick

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Delegates at the 2022 NZILA Firth Conference in October got the rare opportunity to hear from an environment court judge. …

21 Dec

Meri Kirihimete me te Hape Nū Ia

This time last year we were signing off for the festive season as Aotearoa New Zealand was beginning to learn …

20 Dec

Whānau Ātea Māra Hupara

Whānau Ātea will create a destination recreation space for Māngere and the wider region of Tāmaki Makaurau and Aotearoa where …

19 Dec

2022 - The year that was

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As the working year draws to a close Tuia Pito Ora New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects’ President Henry Crothers …

16 Dec

The award winning Central Energy Trust Arena

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Palmerston North’s Central Energy Trust Arena (CETA) has been redesigned by Local Landscape Architecture Collective (Local), earning the design team …

12 Dec

A residential garden in Christchurch

Kamo Marsh Landscape Architects have designed a residential Christchurch garden which takes inspiration from the surrounding landscape. Sitting at the …