Nelson/Marlborough Branch News

14 Apr
NZILA Board nominations close tonight
Read the insights from current Board members
What does the current Board have to say about this opportunity? REMINDER: Board Nominations close tonight, 14 April, 11.59pm We …
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23 Apr
"I went for a bike ride and while I was away the whole world changed."

I asked my old friend Paul if he wanted to join me to ride the South Island.
“I’m literally on fire!” Paul beamed as he dismounted from his bike. By the time he arrived in Wellington he …
22 Apr
A time to think of Papatūānuku

Na Te Tau-a-Nuku-a-Nuku
Ko Dr Diane Menzies (Ngāti Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga o Mahāki) i tuhi As Aotearoa New Zealand moves to Level 3 …
21 Apr
What will level 3 mean for landscape architects?

“Our priority is looking after the health of our members, but if people can get back to project sites safely, then the move to Alert Level 3 next week allows that to happen,”
New Zealand will move to Covid-19 alert level 3 next week and for the head of NZILA Tuia Pito Ora, …
15 Apr
Government to fund temporary cycleways

When people begin to return to city centres following the lockdown we want them to have enough space to maintain physical distance
The Government will provide extra funding to help councils expand footpaths and roll out temporary cycleways to help people keep …
14 Apr
Lockdown learning

A new way for landscape architecture students
Students around New Zealand are having to change the way they learn while in COVID-19 lockdown, including the 120 studying …
09 Apr
Living with the lockdown - finding the positives

We’re about halfway through the lockdown. Looking at the numbers it seems like Aotearoa is responding well so far, writes Brad Coombs, the NZILA Tuia Pito Ora president.
Two weeks ago I was really worried. I was processing the news of a major intervention to how I was …
08 Apr
Kerb Journal

Submissions close 22 April
Kerb is an internationally recognised journal of landscape architecture, edited and funded by students. Produced by RMIT University for close …
07 Apr
Webinar Series

Play and fitness
Danish playground designers and equipment manufacturers Kompan are putting on a webinar series on play and fitness related topics. The …
03 Apr
Auckland Urban Design Panel Refresh

Are you interested in becoming a AUDP panel member for 2021-2023
Tēnā koutou NZILA members, The Auckland Urban Design Panel Governance Board (the Board) is now seeking nominations for the Auckland …
02 Apr
Making the Covid-19 lockdown work

How has the lockdown changed the way the office works
Isthmus is an integrated design studio with 80 staff. Pre COVID-19 lockdown they worked from two studios - 60 in …
27 Mar
Presidents Update

March 2020
Tēnā koutou ki te whanau, Nga mihi o te ra. Strange days indeed. I am writing this from my newly …
26 Mar
Be kind - stay calm

Offices are shut and landscape architects are getting used to new ways of working
As the country begins the four-week Covid-19 lockdown, landscape architecture businesses around New Zealand are adapting and responding to this …