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Influential landscape architect Rachel de Lambert has been presented with the Garvey Cup by the Auckland branch of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects for elevating design outcomes and enriching the discourse and practice of architecture in Aotearoa.
Read MoreSix trees have their branches extended ready to receive the honour of being named the 2026 Tree of the year / Rākau o te tau. Which will it be? Ancient Pūriri, Mighty Old Mataī, Kissing Tree, The Bucket Tree, The Sango Survivor or Old Goff?
Read MoreOne month out from celebrating Matariki, we share Boffa Miskell landscape architect Yoko Tanaka’s reflections on weaving tikanga-based approaches into the design process: grounded in place, shaped by people, and strengthened through collaboration.
Read MoreHannah Merrett-Kaufman’s path to becoming a Graduate Landscape Architect has been paved with hard work. Her advice to undergraduates is twofold: Stay resilient through setbacks and “stay open to different paths because your goals at the start of university will probably change over time, and that’s okay”.
Read MoreRalph Johns celebrates the “elated excitement” that has accompanied the opening of the coastal edge along Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington's great harbour, to the public. This photo, by Manea Sweeney, Pou Arahi of Planning, Engagement and Partnerships at Tonkin & Taylor, shows her son and friend on the opening day “marvelling at the small stuff”.
Read MoreThe 4.5km Te Ara Tupua path between Ngauranga and Petone was opened on 15 May. This essay by Isthmus principal Sean Burke focuses on the place of landscape architecture in coastal projects and first appeared in Lincoln University’s Landscape Review journal in 2025.
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 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 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 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.
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