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Auckland Branch

For more information on any branch activity please contact Sandy Ling auckland@nzila.co.nz

Upcoming Auckland Branch events to put in your diary:


Registration Workshop No. 2:

Date: Tuesday 27 July 2010
Time: Arrive 5:45pm for a 6pm start.
Venue: SOUL Environments, Level 2, Old Sofrana House, 18 Customs St East, Auckland City.
RSVP: 22 July 2010 to Sandy Ling auckland@nzila.co.nz
CPD: Category: 2g


2x2
Date: Wednesday 18 August 2010
Time:
Arrive 5:45 for 6pm start
Venue: Old Sofrana House (room to be confirmed).
RSVP: 28 July 2010 Sandy Ling auckland@nzila.co.nz
CPD: Category: 3b


Spring Lecture Series
Date: October 2010
(exact dates still to come - this event will run for 3 consecutive Tuesdays with 3 speakers per night).
Theme:
A Question of Density
Venue: tbc
RSVP: August 2010 - further information to come
CPD: Category: 3b


Arylies Garden Visit - Expedition of Fruition Series
Date: Saturday 2nd October 2010
Time:
2pm onwards
Venue: Ayrlies Garden, 125 Potts Road, Whitford, Auckland
RSVP: September 2010 - further information to come
CPD Category: 2d


NZILA Auckland Branch Xmas Function
Date: Friday 10 December 2010
Time:
6pm onwards
Venue: tbc
RSVP: November 2010 - further information to come
(Note: Partners Welcome)

Reminder notices will be sent to branch members regarding the above upcoming events, in the meantime, if you are able to attend, please RSVP to auckland@nzila.co.nz regarding the Registration Workshop and 2x2.


Kind Regards,
Amy Hobbs - Auckland Branch Chair
Sandy Ling - Auckland Branch Secretary
auckland@nzila.co.nz

ChairSecretaryTreasurerCommittee
Amy Hobbs
Vice-Chair:
Lee Brazier
Sandy LingJonathan Wong

Photographer: Chris Fourie

Rachel de Lambert, Sarah Collins,
Sally Peake, Paul Murphy,
Hugh Forsyth, Clynt Ringrose,
Sam Bourne, Jill Rice
Naomi Bird, Chantal Whitby



Central North Island

For more information on any branch activity please contact Joby Barham email joby.barham@rdc.govt.nz

Dennis Scott, NZILA President "Design for Nature" - 7 August 2010 more

click to download all information

RSVP: Rebecca.Ryder@boffamiskell.co.nz by 30 July please.

ChairSecretaryTreasurer
Tim LanderJoby Barham Charlotte Grant

 

 


Hawkes Bay/Manawatu Branch

For more information on any branch activity please contact Megan Taylor hbmbranch@nzila.co.nz







 

Red Wine Session


Stephen Cave

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

"the Bay's most knowledgeable wetlands resource manager in the region"

Stephen has responsibility for large important wetlands such as Waitangi and Pekapeka on his shoulders. He's going to talk about the importance of wetlands, and the challenges he faces with their ongoing management. He has got some terrific slides of the recent development at Pekapeka.

Thursday 3 June 2010
5.30pm

Vidal Estate Winery
913 St Aubyn St East
Hastings

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coming up:

1 July - Alan Titchener - "A cultural critique of the Heretaunga Street streetscape"

5 August - Philip McKay "An urban development strategy for Flazmere"

 

ChairSecretaryTreasurer
Shannon Bray
Megan TaylorJohn Brenkley



 

Wellington Branch

For more information on any branch activity please contact Emma Corbett Emma@paos.co.nz

The Wellington Branch are bringing you NZILA  Landscape10 : The Power of Landscape Conference 15-17 April 2010, Wellington. Thanks to the Conference Committee who are working on a great programme and line up of speakers.

Wellington Branch hosted our third annual petanque event on Thursday 18th March - we will have photos soon!

 
ChairSecretaryTreasurerCommittee
 Emma Corbett Chris Punt Emma Corbett
Alex Gardiner
Lyn Wilson
Boyden Evans
Michael Hawes
Chris Punt
Nathan Young

 

 


Nelson/Marlborough Branch

 

For more information on any branch activity please contact Tom Carter tom@tasmancarter.co.nz

 

ChairSecretaryTreasurer
Tom Carter  

Lyn Cadenhead

 

 

 

Canterbury/Westland Branch

For more information on any branch activity please contact Martha Dravitzki martha.dravitzki@ccc.govt.nz

BRANCH MEETING:
Thursday 11 March, 5 pm, Provincial Chambers, Timber Room

for dicussion: NZILA Landscape Charter, Registration/Constitution Update in preparation for NZILA AGM in April with Mike Barthelmeh.

At the NZILA AGM the draft landscape charter is proposed to be ratified and changes made to the constitution that provide for the membership changes released late 2009. Mike will provide an overview of these important issues; this meeting provides an opportunity for you to have your say before the AGM.

Regards
Martha Dravitzki
Branch Secretary NZILA
Canterbury Westland Branch
Ph 03 941 6366

martha.dravitzki@ccc.govt.nz


In the new year organisation is underway for a one day information workshop/ seminar examining the CCS and the new CCC Infrastructure Design Standard. This will take place early April 2010

The branch has had a busy few months over winter and spring. In June we launched our new monthly(ish)Can/West Branch newsletter which is the committees way of communicating with our members what has happened over the last month and events we are looking forward to. The newsletter is edited by committee member Emma Content with contributions and images from committee and branch members. We also use it as opportunity to welcome new members to the institute and display some of our members own photos and images.

CanWest Oct 2009 newsletter     |    CanWest July 2009 newsletter

Some of our CPD events we have arranged for our members and some have been held by our colleagues in the NZPI and the NZIS (NZ Institute of Surveyors) and we welcome and value these relationships. These include panel discussions and workshops .

Landscape events over the last few months have included:
Friday 29th January 5.30pm at the Dux de Lux (adjacent to the proposed Music Centre site). To celebrate the end of the first SERIOUS week or two back at work for some of us, we will be meeting to relax with peers in the sun over a wine or beer to help ease back into it after the holidays.
2 December 2009 Placemaking: Sustainability in Practice. This presentation by Viv Heslop from the New Zealand branch of Beyond Green provided an overview of approaches used by Beyond Green in the UK to support the development of places. It covered community engagement, long term development plans and financial models to support sustainable development
5 November 2009 - Lincoln University's annual State of the Nation's Environment address. IFLA president Diane Menzies presented on the topic of "Sustainable Landscapes" asking "in what ways can we plan for enduring landscapes that we value?
20 October 2009 - Local landscape architects contributed to Beca Heritage Week with a presentation by Shannon Davis and Dr Jacky Bowring of Lincoln University. Their lecture "How to remember: Memorials, Landscape and Heritage" explored the approach to memorialisation through case studies from international sites such as Cambodia, Rwanda and Spain as well as national and local examples.
14 September 2009 - Ed Snodgrass, a north American Green Roof specialist and nurseryman, presented on green walls and roofs, discussing their economic benefits and design technicalities.
8 September 2009 - Marc Treib at Lincoln University talked about Ideas, Values and Evaluation and a lecture studying the UNESCO world heritage site Slogskyrkogarden, the Woodland Cemetery in Stockholm designed by Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Leurentz.
4 August 2009 - AGM with wine and pizza and then an illustrated presentation from Chris Glasson on the culture and projects undertaken in various locations in China with his talk "China: People, Places, Projects".
23 July 2009 - CPD event of the Canterbury-Westland branch of the NZPI. The event ' Promoting Good Design in Christchurch - Lessons from the Urban Design Panel' provides an opportunity to hear from members of the Christchurch City Council Urban Design Panel, established to provide expert advice on urban design issues for significant developments in the City.

In April the NZILA/Robin Gay Award for Outstanding Student and the Boffa Miskell Award for Excellence in Major Design was presented to graduating student Christopher Owen at an afternoon tea hosted by Lincoln for graduating students, their families and staff. Congratulations Christopher.

The branch’s first CPD event was held on 1 May 2009 at the Provincial Chambers when Landscape Architect Nancy Vance gave an illustrated presentation on her recent travels around New Zealand’s Sub Antarctic Islands. Attendees then moved to a local bar for social drinks, with students receiving their first drink free with the compliments of the NZILA Can/West Branch Committee.

Sub Antartic Islands     Sub Antartic Islands

Other events included

  • Associateship Workshop held on 26 May to discuss the current associateship process and to give updates on the Associateship and Membership Review that is underway.
  • CPD event – Postgraduate studies in Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning available at Lincoln University. Mike Barthlemeh to present. Held 18 June.
  • Associateship Review – Stage 2 of the consultation process. Workshop to be run by Julia Williams. Thursday 2 July 4pm at the CCC Civic offices, Tuam Street. Drinks to follow.

 

Chairperson - Jennifer Dray
Secretary -
Martha Dravitzki

Sub Antartic Islands

 

ChairSecretaryTreasurerCommittee
Jennifer Dray Martha DravitzkiRachel AnnanGrant Edge
Sean Dixon
Jo Soanes
Student Rep: Shannon Davis

 

 

 

Southern Branch

For more information on any branch activity please contact Ben Espie ben@vivianespie.co.nz

The Dunedin based members of the Southern Branch meet regularly for informal lunches - contact Stephanie Scott for more details stephanie.scott@opus.co.nz


Orokonui Ecosanctuary Visit

held Saturday 31st October 2009

Ths was a brilliant day with about 15 branch members attending. Recapping our programme:

Met at the Ecosanctuary with introduction by Chris Baillie about the ecosanctuary and its vision, talk by Ralph Allen (ecologist) and tour by Tim Heath who designed the building. Mike Moore will be there to answer any questions about landscape.

thanks everyone for making it a great day's outing

Stephanie Scott

     

 

ChairSecretaryTreasurer
Philip Blakely

Vice-Chairperson & Dunedin Liaison
Stephanie Scott

Ben Espie Antony Rewcastle

 



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