News
14 May
Board appointments confirmed for 2026
Suzanne Lange joins the Board alongside the reappointment of Simon Button and Nada Toueir, following the close of the 2026 nomination process.
We are pleased to confirm the outcome of the 2026 Board nomination process. Following the close of nominations, three candidates …
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02 Feb
Natural and Built Environment Bill
Shannon Bray - NZILA Working Group for RMA Reforms
Further to our update on the 2nd December 2022, the NZILA Working Group for RMA Reforms has been working on …
02 Feb
World Wetlands Day: Flood mitigation
Today (February 2) is World Wetlands day and comes just six days after Auckland’s flood emergency began. Dr Matthew Bradbury …
31 Jan
Flood Emergency: NZILA response
Tuia Pito Ora New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects' president says the current flood emergency affecting Auckland, Waikato and Bay …
20 Jan
Want to make places better for people?
Volunteers needed!
As in 2010, and again in 2015, Auckland Council are about to embark on a study of public spaces and …
20 Jan
Plant threats - the good and bad news
Auckland Council has set out to establish the true extent of the diversity of local plant species, where they are …
18 Jan
NZILA Professional Registration Programme
John PotterThe NZILA Registration Panel Chair, John Potter will be stepping down after his two year tenure and previously another …
18 Jan
WLA 2023 Landscape Architecture Trends
Written by Damian Holmes, Founder & Editor of World Landscape Architecture (WLA) and republished with permission
The coming year has a greater sense of optimism after the past three years of COVID-19; there are possible economic …
16 Jan
Chief Environment Court Judge David Kirkpatrick
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Delegates at the 2022 NZILA Firth Conference in October got the rare opportunity to hear from an environment court judge. …
21 Dec
Meri Kirihimete me te Hape Nū Ia
This time last year we were signing off for the festive season as Aotearoa New Zealand was beginning to learn …
20 Dec
Whānau Ātea Māra Hupara
Whānau Ātea will create a destination recreation space for Māngere and the wider region of Tāmaki Makaurau and Aotearoa where …
19 Dec
2022 - The year that was
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As the working year draws to a close Tuia Pito Ora New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects’ President Henry Crothers …
16 Dec
The award winning Central Energy Trust Arena
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Palmerston North’s Central Energy Trust Arena (CETA) has been redesigned by Local Landscape Architecture Collective (Local), earning the design team …