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11 Sep
Help Build NZILA’s Evidence Base – Call for Case Studies
In response to the Coalition Government’s proposed changes to the RMA National Direction and the Going for Housing Growth topic, …
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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 …
30 Aug
Content, News, and Event Updates

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Did you know that as members of NZILA, you are able to add news, articles, stories and events to our …
29 Aug
Call for Registration Interview Panelists

2023 NZILA Registration - Call for Registration Interview Panelists Are you a Registered member?The Institute calls for Registered members to …
25 Aug
New laws enacted for resource management reform

A small number of changes come into force today
Two key pieces of legislation that will introduce a new resource management system for Aotearoa New Zealand are now officially …
24 Aug
Changes to CPD Requirements

Important Update for Tuia Pito Ora Registered members Over the past year, the CPD working group has been reviewing the …
23 Aug
Making Space for Water

Feedback Closes 31 August 2023
In early 2023, the Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland region experienced a series of extreme weather events, with record-breaking rainfall, floods, …
22 Aug
Hanley Chen - A Scholarship Update

2021 Vectorworks Landmark Scholar Nearing PhD completion
Hanley Guanyu Chen, an enthusiastic landscape architecture researcher, is currently immersed in his doctoral journey at Lincoln University. Armed with …
16 Aug
A call to invest time and passion addressing climate change

Internationally renowned landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom
“Students and landscape architects must invest in themselves to become better designers and be actively concerned about their future and …
15 Aug
Exploring the environmental and social benefits of parks

An exhibit featuring TMU research demonstrates how parks and open spaces are valuable tools for climate action and social engagement
Globally, as we navigate record-breaking heat and unprecedented flood and fire seasons, climate action is top-of-mind. A new exhibition from …
08 Aug
Incoming Tuia Pito Ora Chair & Deputy Chair

Nau mai haere mai - Welcome to the new Chair & Deputy Chair We are delighted to announce that Debbie …
27 Jul
Announcing the Inaugural Board of Tuia Pito Ora

The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora is looking to the future as it announces the results …
26 Jul
National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity

In force from 4 August 2023
The National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPS-IB) comes into force on 4 August 2023. A recent article published by …