News
05 Sep
Deputy Chair of the 2025 Registration Panel
Expressions of Interest
For the last two years the Panel Chair, Martha Dravitzki, has led the charge in shepherding Registration candidates through the …
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25 Jun
Who Got That Job?
![Jo Soanes, now at Boffa Miskell](/media/cache/df/e2/dfe241a2364ae99e5749d6727cf7b911.jpg)
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 on a field trip with students.](/media/cache/9a/58/9a58b30127e873c15cfc7da6fba3ceb6.jpg)
Simon Swaffield
Lincoln’s School of Landscape Architecture is changing as two long serving champions retire after thirty-plus years shaping the discipline and …
20 Jun
NZILA President welcomes the planned tourist tax
![The NZILA president says the planned tourism levy makes sense if it helps conserve popular tourist spots like Lake Tekapo pictured here.](/media/cache/c9/7a/c97a305762a31024f10629b0cad9e1be.jpg)
Electronic Travel Authority (ETA)
The proposed tourism levy, the Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) has been greeted positively by the New Zealand Institute of Landscape …
19 Jun
A billion trees - will the government initiative work?
![Di Lucas would like to see the NZILA take a lead in the Billion Tree project.](/media/cache/a2/4e/a24e7539e14d2e678d2f6b742dc36008.jpg)
LAA asks Di Lucas
The concept of increasing tree cover in New Zealand is theoretically a good one, says landscape architect Di Lucas, of …
18 Jun
Lincoln SOLA's Mike Barthelmeh to retire
![Mike Barthelmeh with students at SOLA.](/media/cache/6f/15/6f153122516965d8ae8ec2a4b630cff0.jpg)
“No marking, I can’t wait.”
Lincoln’s School of Landscape Architecture is losing two of its longest serving champions, as Mike Barthelmeh and Simon Swaffield retire …
15 Jun
Regenerate Christchurch's plan for Cathedral Square is released
![Regenerate Christchurch says Cathedral Square must again become a gathering place.](/media/cache/e5/9b/e59b1df3e86828d112bd8105e0928023.jpg)
Making it a place for the people again
Regenerate Christchurch has released its vision for Cathedral Square, emphasising that a return to its original purpose as a gathering …
11 Jun
Is New Zealand getting it right?
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When it comes to landscape architecture
When it comes to landscape architecture - how do we think New Zealand is doing? Continuing our occasional video series …
05 Jun
Hidden retreat in the Wakatipu Basin
![Waterfall Park](/media/cache/b7/43/b7430d805b86b85aba744c6d6dac8516.jpg)
Waterfall Park
A master plan has been prepared for a new luxury hotel and wellness retreat in the Wakatipu Basin. Waterfall Park …
31 May
Design for housing development with Māori identity, Carrington Campus
![Unitec waterfall](/media/cache/41/f3/41f3d0ffbb32582b34c1134abb804fa1.jpg)
Te Tau a Nuku update
On April 25 the Prime Minister announced that her Government would be buying part of the Unitec campus to provide …
30 May
Presidents Update
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Update from Brad Coombs
Kia ora e te whanau, I trust you enjoyed the 2018 NZILA Tuia Pito Ora City Tāone conference. I certainly …
29 May
A connection point for power businesses
![The Jasmax VXV project is set within Auckland's Wynyard Quarter - photography by Mayank Thammalla](/media/cache/7f/27/7f27ad367312bdde735b4bc6d40190ee.jpg)
VXV Plaza
The VXV Plaza in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter is described as being perfectly placed as a connection point for New Zealand's …
28 May
Coast, Country, Neighbourhood, City - a journey of love
![Ralph Johns' journey combined his love of landscapes and cycling.](/media/cache/ef/b7/efb71731f80ae11717685888da8583f7.jpg)
Isthmus CEO Ralph Johns
When employees have been at Isthmus for ten years they’re given two weeks study leave to go off and do …