For new NZILA President Henry Crothers, the NZILA Firth Conference held earlier this month hit the mark for many reasons.

He feels the nine month Covid induced delay for the Tauranga Moana event meant delegates were keen to reconnect and re-engage with a gathering and with each other.

Henry says the conference felt like it “punched above its weight “ and the speakers were “thought provoking and topical around the theme '“Radical Reorientation Te Rangitāmiro.”

He also believes the theme was especially appropriate given current national discussion around issues like decolonisation and climate change and how design can respond to these issues.

“The discussions highlight the opportunities we have as landscape architects to understand those issues and how we can contribute to solutions given the breadth of the work we do.”