Wellington Branch News

02 Jul
NZILA announces new President
MEDIA RELEASE
2 July 2025 Wellington based Fellow of Tuia Pito Ora New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA), Ralph Johns, has …
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24 Oct
Chris Bentley - A Career Celebration

35 years at Boffa Miskell
Chris joined Boffa Miskell in 1988 and is one of the ‘four founding partners’ of the Auckland office who have …
17 Oct
Tuia Pito Ora Climate Change Working Group

Progress Update
Writing from Te Matau-a-Māui / Hawkes Bay in the immediate aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, Shannon Bray described his region as …
12 Oct
NZILA Fellow John Goodwin celebrates 35 Years at Boffa Miskell

John Goodwin has helped shape Boffa Miskell for over three decades.
Boyden Evans says, “I very clearly remember when Frank Boffa approached John to join the company. Frank had met him …
10 Oct
Landscape Architect Yiwen Cui receives PHD

How Different Ethnic Groups See Community Through Participatory Planning Processes
Migration and globalisation are exerting pressure on the social and cultural frameworks that influence the design and use of public …
03 Oct
2023 NZILA Membership Survey

Survey Closes Tuesday October 17 2023
Your feedback matters! As your new NZILA Board and management team, we are keen to hear how you see NZILA …
02 Oct
Natural Urban Forests

Pocket forest investigation for Riccarton
Ethan Bryson from Natural Urban Forests (Mount Vernon, Washington, USA) was recently visiting family in Christchurch and made contact with …
28 Sep
Upholding Professional Standards and Respect as a Registered Landscape Architect

Co Authors: Bridget Gilbert, Di Lucas, Rebecca Ryder, Debbie Tikao
We landscape architects are very lucky people. We get to work in some of the most spectacular landscapes in the …
27 Sep
NZILA Call for Judges
NZILA is seeking judges for the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture Awards 2024. To be considered as a judge …
21 Sep
ECan receives funding to Investigate Flooding Resilience

Environment Canterbury has received $360,000 in funding from the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) to investigate ways of working with …
18 Sep
Aotea Circle - Partner Perspective

James Palmer - Secretary for the Environment
New Zealand: We must pool our knowledge, understanding and technical capability to help one another. I’ve had the extraordinary privilege …
12 Sep
Reminder: Call for Fellows

The designation of Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora is conferred upon senior members …
07 Sep
Snakes & Ladders Playground Revisited

Kevin Kingston, Team leader – Programme Delivery at Tauranga City Council, recently reflected on his time working on the Snakes …