Central North Island Branch News
31 Oct
2026 Wānanga and Awards
We’re heading to Ōtautahi Christchurch in spring 2026!
Following member feedback, next year’s Wānanga and Awards will move from their traditional May timing to later in the year …
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28 Sep
The triumphant opening of Redcliffs School in Christchurch
Watch Video In June this year a very special Christchurch school re-opened. In something of a symbol of the city’s …
21 Sep
"Our piece of paradise" - Frank Boffa
Many months ago LAA asked distinguished landscape architect Frank Boffa to name a project he was particularly proud of. He …
21 Sep
2020 AILA Land-E-Scape: Reset - Towards Healing
Special offer for NZILA members
2020 AILA Land-E-Scape: Reset - Towards Healing // SPECIAL OFFER: NZILA Members are able to purchase a full pass to …
18 Sep
From South Auckland to the University of Cambridge
Auckland landscape architect Jackie Paul is off to one of the world’s leading universities to continue her study.
Just three years after graduating from Unitec in Auckland landscape architect Jackie Paul is off to one of the world’s …
17 Sep
The Pacific Path brings Botanic Gardens Masterplan to life
The Pacific Path brings Botanic Gardens Masterplan to life.By Isthmus Manukau city is a young, fast growing settlement 23 kilometres …
10 Sep
IFLA Internship Opportunities
Greetings from IFLA Asia-Pacific Region!Looking ahead in the post-covid world, IFLA APR has an ongoing initative that is a bid …
10 Sep
Wellington takes another step in it's te reo journey.
Wellington takes another step in it's te reo journey.Wellington has moved a step closer to realising it’s vision of becoming …
08 Sep
Making more people-space - Linnea Jacobsen
Linnea Jacobsen is a Danish landscape architect who had always had a hankering to visit New Zealand. During the final …
01 Sep
Paying tribute to Megan Wraight
We’re incredibly sad to share the loss of one of our industry’s shining lights. Megan Wraight died yesterday after a …
31 Aug
NZILA IFLA delegate update
Virtual meetingThe 2020 IFLA APR council meeting was held on 21 August, not in Penang where we were all meant …
31 Aug
Sculptures tell the story of early Polynesian navigators
By Kathleen Kinney
Tangata Whenua hold the knowledge, narratives and mauri of place. We understand the importance of whakapapa and that our connections …
27 Aug
A love of drawing and art leads to career in landscape architecture
“To me it was a really good combination of these things, the ability to draw and design, but also to be outside,”
As a child Mark Brown liked being outside playing sport and building things: construction was in his family’s blood. At …