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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22 Jun
Guangzhou GALA Workshop
![Garth, Mike and Henry attending the GALA workshop](/media/cache/b6/15/b6150c673dc207ef78a77eb923e50985.jpg)
Tamaki Makaurau Design Alliance
Henry Crothers (LandLAB), Mike Thomas (Jasmax) and Garth Falconer (Reset) recently represented the Tamaki Makaurau Design Alliance (TMDA) at a …
16 Jun
Member Profile - Brooke Foley
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Meet Brooke from Central North Island Branch
As a recent graduate of Unitec Institute of Technology, I had my eyes set on working for Boffa Miskell. I …
15 Jun
Geography graduates, landscape assessment and using mathematics to understand landscape students
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Could Geography graduates be better at landscape assessment than landscape architects and how to understand landscape graduates with mathematics.
Earlier this year I wrote the article “Coffee, professional encroachment and the art of planting design.” The article subject was …
29 May
Themed Outdoor Photographic Exhibition at Queens Wharf in Auckland: Connections - Reflections
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by Haylea Muir
I was recently selected to take part in a collaborative photography project being run by Panuku as one of their …
15 May
Di Lucas awarded for leadership in horticulture
![Di Lucas being presented the John Taylor Award by Allan Jolliffe](/media/cache/2c/ad/2cad7cb767120173a53e89acb3a41d80.jpg)
Di Lucas was presented the John Taylor Award by Allan Jolliffe President of the Canterbury Horticultural Society at a meeting …
12 May
Out of the Rubble
![The audience taking it all in!](/media/cache/07/1c/071c9d7f8cc31816574cd295d2fec0c8.jpg)
Seven Post Earthquake Landscapes
As local landscape architects, I think we can be proud to say that our design responses to a post-quake city …
04 May
New Urban Forest planned for Woolston
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- Antony Shadbolt
Council Landscape Architect and Ecologist Antony Shadbolt speaking on the new urban forest planned for Woolston, which will be created …
01 May
NZILA Auckland Branch Post Awards Evening
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13 NZILA Award winning projects were presented by their designing companies
Despite being a short week, 55 people made their way to Jasmax, for the Post Awards Evening; where thirteen NZILA …
28 Apr
Lincoln University Award Winners
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Congratulations!
NZILA President Shannon Bray attended the Lincoln University Graduation held today, 28th April 2017. Congratulations to the following: Zhijun Guo …
28 Apr
Presidents Update
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Kia ora everyone
Well, I trust you enjoyed the conference! A terrific event that was not only well attended, but seemed to be …
27 Apr
NZILA/Firth 2017 Small Urban Conference Wrap up
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Over 270 attendees
The Wellington conference was a great success and with over 270 attendees, it has been one of the larger NZILA …
24 Apr
Winners announced - Firth Competition for NZILA Small Urban Conference 2017
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Firth 'Full of Surprises' competition
Firth are proud to announce the two winners of the Firth 'Full of Surprises' competition run just before the NZILA …