Dr Diane Helen Menzies has been named an Officer of the Order for services to the environment in the 2008 New Zealand Queen’s Birthday Honours List

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New Zealander elected as world landscape architecture leader
Media release - August 26, 2006

New Zealander Diane Menzies has been elected as the world landscape architecture leader, it was announced today.

Dr Menzies, of Christchurch, takes up her two year posting as president at the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) at a conference in Minneapolis in October. Over 4000 landscape architects are expected to attend the conference.

Today the NZ Institute of Landscape Architects said it was a great honour for Dr Menzies to be appointed president of the world body.

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Editors: Feature Backgrounder with today's announcement

New world landscape architectural leader
seeking to protect and improve natural and heritage values worldwide

New Zealander Diane Menzies is the new world landscape architectural leader. So what does she plan during her two year tenure? Today we background Dr Menzies and her vision for shaping the world in the coming years.

Dr Menzies will become the new International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) president at their conference in Minneapolis, USA, in October.

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