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In early May, the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) announced the 12 recipients of its 2026 Awards of Excellence. A Landscape Carbon Benchmarking Study commissioned by the City of Toronto took out the Jury's Award. Take a peek.
Read MoreWith the progress of RMA replacement legislation fast approaching the end of its Select Committee stage, Matthew Prasad of Harrison Grierson offers a timely independent thinkpiece on the shift to regional spatial plans, and away from 'masterplans'.
Read MoreRecreation Aotearoa’s Green Pavlova conference highlights the overlapping and intersecting fields of parks, play, and open spaces. This year it took place on 13-14 May at Claudelands Park, Kirikiriroa Hamilton.
Read MoreRecreation Aotearoa’s annual Parks Awards are an opportunity to celebrate the shaping of our parks, play and open spaces across the motu. Award winners for 2026 were presented on the evening of Thursday 14 May.
Read MoreThe new ‘mega-ministry’ MCERT is set to become operational on 1 July, and before then the Ministry for the Environment or MfE, logo above, will have been formally disestablished after 39 years as a significant cog in the machinery of the public service.
Read MoreThe Landscape, the first NZILA journal, ran for 54 issues - commencing in September 1976 and ending with its Winter 1994 edition. This month we start a ‘Looking Back’ series, as an opportunity to highlight past articles, themes, topics and issues.
Read MorePeter Sergel held the pencil on development of the globally recognised work done at the Hamilton Gardens across four decades. Now a movie titled The Time Traveller’s Guide to Hamilton Gardens has faithfully documented the evolution of this ‘museum of humanity’.
Read MoreLooking for insights into all things housing in Aotearoa New Zealand? Look no further - the CHA Hub, officially launched in March, offers access to in-depth articles, case studies, videos, podcasts and research - courtesy of Community Housing Aotearoa.
Read MoreUnitec graduate Lyrck Maiava has been making a mark in the world of play theory and decolonisation, and was named best student presenter at the Architectural Science Association (ASA) conference held at the University of Melbourne in December.
Read MoreThe matching of Peter Sergel, creator of the Hamilton Gardens, and photographer Grant Sheehan has resulted in a not-to-miss film soon showing as part of the Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival: The Time-Traveller’s Guide to Hamilton Gardens
Read MoreTrees from 12 nations competed as finalists for the title of 2026 European Tree of the Year, with a tree that has witnessed centuries of autumn colours emerging as the winner and as the subject of an emotive video.
Read MoreGiven we live on a planet being buffeted at regular intervals by disruptive turmoil and converging challenges, the determination of Gary Marshall and Finn Mackesy to prepare new pathways through permaculture is inspirational. Check out their fundraising campaign.
Read MoreThe public realm design for Te Ngākau is guided by mana whenua’s aspirations to give te taiao (the natural world) primacy, embracing the Māori world view which positions us within nature, a state of taupuhipuhi: symbiosis with all flora and fauna.
Read MoreThis year’s NZPI conference - NZPIC26 - featured a bountiful range of award presentations, keynote speakers, breakout sessions and a precursor of the level of political debate we’ll be hearing more of as Election campaigns gather pace during the year.
Read MoreThrough a balanced set of contributions from practitioners and researchers the latest issue of the Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal opens up a range of perspectives on the purposes of ‘Green Belts’ and the different contexts of the United Kingdom, Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Read MoreCinema-goers and popcorn-lovers have a treat to look forward to from later this month, with the nationwide roll-out of the 15th Resene Architecture and Design Film Festival - which coincides with Resene’s 80th birthday.
Read MoreIt’s no understatement to characterise Te Ngākau Civic Square as a ‘new beginning’. Citizens of Wellington flocked to the revitalised open space and to the drawcard re-opening of the central library Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui on Saturday 14 March. See more photos here.
Read MoreThe opportunity for voicing concerns about the Coalition Government’s proposed new planning system was taken up by New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora on 12 March via a compelling oral submission. Now comes the ‘wait and see’.
Read MoreFinlay Thompson, of data science company Dragonfly, gets to hover across an exceptionally broad range of data-driven projects. It’s work focused on “doing good with data” and providing insights into landscape impacts and biodiversity challenges.
Read MoreIn its submission on the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill the Natural Hazards Commission has made strong arguments for the role that effective land use planning makes to reducing and managing the recurrent risks posed by natural hazard events and the effects of climate change.
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