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Student's MLA study prompted by Cyclone Gabrielle
Student's MLA study prompted by Cyclone Gabrielle

Cyclone Gabrielle sparked Ava Roimata Wright’s journey into her Master of Landscape Architecture research.

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PeopleMatthew Bradbury11 July 2024climate resilience planning & design, Cyclone Gabrielle, Masters of Landscape Architecture, Unitec
Community turns out for Buller River Delta Reforestation Project
Community turns out for Buller River Delta Reforestation Project

Martins Creek Estuary, a remnant of coastal wetland on the south side of the Buller River Delta, has been getting reforestation attention from The Restoring and Protecting Flora Project during its final months.

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PeopleKotahitanga mō te Taiao Alliance9 July 2024Westport, Kawatiri Coast Trail, Reforestation, Native Plants
Finalists announced for Australia's National Sculpture Garden Design Competition
Finalists announced for Australia's National Sculpture Garden Design Competition

The National Gallery of Australia has announced a shortlist of five finalists for the National Sculpture Garden Design Competition.

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Parks, PeopleNational Gallery of Australia & Architecture AU4 July 2024Sculpture Garden, Australia, Awards
A way forward: land use change in Aotearoa
A way forward: land use change in Aotearoa

We need to change the way we use our land if we are to hold the line on environmental quality, let alone improve it. In Aotearoa New Zealand, land use has been changing since humans first arrived, and it continues today - Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.

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Landscape, Landscape PlanningParliamentary Commissioner for the Environment2 July 2024Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
The work of a landscape architect - a Danish Perspective
The work of a landscape architect - a Danish Perspective

"Landscape architecture is an art form that, if anything, can tell about the relationship between nature, society and man. It can help give us the good life that contains both meaning, well-being, experience and realization."

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Denmark, Landscape ArchitectureDanske Landskabsarkitekter27 June 2024Landscape Design, tools, Danish Design
Amberfield: Increasing residential capacity while protecting critically threatened bats
Amberfield: Increasing residential capacity while protecting critically threatened bats

Working together, Boffa Miskell ecologists and landscape architects have devised ways to provide bat-friendly connections in a new Hamilton housing development.

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UrbanAndrew Blayney and Helen Baggaley25 June 2024bats, biodiversity, Hamilton, Housing
No mice detected in Rakiura survey
No mice detected in Rakiura survey

Environment Southland has completed its hunt for mice on Stewart Island Rakiura – with great results: no evidence of the small rodents detected.

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National Park, RakiuraEnvironment Southland25 June 2024PredatorFree2050
Claire Martin - Mobile Urban Generalists: A Case for Curiosity and Optimism
Claire Martin - Mobile Urban Generalists: A Case for Curiosity and Optimism

Claire Martin presented at the 2024 NZILA Wānanga on the topic of "Mobile Urban Generalists: A Case for Curiosity and Optimism."

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2024 NZILA Firth Wānanga, Video, UrbanNZILA20 June 2024Claire Martin, Indigenous Perspectives
Marina Cervera: Evolution of Urban Planning and Contemporary Developments
Marina Cervera: Evolution of Urban Planning and Contemporary Developments

Marina Cervera recently spoke at the NZILA Wānanga about the ongoing evolution of Barcelona's urban landscape.

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Video, 2024 NZILA Firth Wānanga, UrbanNZILA19 June 2024Marina Cervera, Urban planning, Green Infrastructure
Aotearoa Urban Street Planning and Design Guide
Aotearoa Urban Street Planning and Design Guide

The Aotearoa Aotearoa Urban Street Planning and Design Guide was awarded the NZILA Charlie Challenger Supreme Award — 2024 at the NZILA Resene Awards in May 2024.

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Urban, Urban PlanningNZILA19 June 2024Street design, Waka Kotahi, LTNZ
Pā Reo
Pā Reo

Pā Reo, Wraight & Associates, was joint winner of the NZILA Te Karanga O Te Tui Supreme Award — 2024 at the NZILA Resene Awards in May 2024.

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Education, PeopleNZILA18 June 2024Ōtaki, Living Building Challenge, Te Wānanga o Raukawa
Te Kapua Park Playground
Te Kapua Park Playground

The Te Kapua Park Playground was a joint recipient of the NZILA Te Karanga O Te Tui Supreme Award at the 2024 NZILA Resene Award Ceremony.

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Parks, NZILA AwardsNZILA18 June 2024Turangi, Playgrounds, storytelling
Rotorua Lakefront Development
Rotorua Lakefront Development

The Rotorua Lakefront Development won the NZILA Category - Parks, Open Spaces and Recreation Award as well as the George Malcolm Supreme Award at the 2024 NZILA Resene awards ceremony.

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Urban, Urban RevitalisationIsthmus17 June 2024Rotorua, waterfront parks, revitalising cities
Aoraki Mount Cook Village - Enduring Landscape Award
Aoraki Mount Cook Village - Enduring Landscape Award

NZILA Category Winner - Enduring Landscape - Aoraki Mount Cook VIllage awarded to Chris Glasson, in recognition of the many who have planned, designed and managed the Village and the Aoraki Mt Cook World Heritage Site to achieve an enduring landscape.

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Landscape, 2024 NZILA Resene AwardNZILA13 June 2024Enduring Landscape, Aoraki Mount Cook
Looking to the Past to Move Forward:  Di Lucas - 50 years in Practice
Looking to the Past to Move Forward: Di Lucas - 50 years in Practice

Di Lucas reflects on her 50 years in the landscape architecture industry in her presentation to conference delegates.

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2024 NZILA Firth Wānanga, VideoNZILA12 June 2024Di Lucas, landscape architecture, 50 years in practice
Public realm artist Mike Hewson
Public realm artist Mike Hewson

If landscape architecture can be described as a genre, then Mike Hewson’s mahi exists in a genre-bending space.

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UrbanStephen Olsen11 June 2024public relam, play spaces, risk
An international pact: ngutukākā / kakabeak coming home
An international pact: ngutukākā / kakabeak coming home

The ngutukākā or kakabeak is an endangered NZ native shrub pushed to the brink of extinction. Now, thanks to community efforts, a light is being shone on this endangered taonga plant to restore it to the glory it once had.

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Biodiversity, Nature, Native PlantsTrees that Count10 June 2024Trees that Count, kakabeak
Skate Guidelines for Local Government
Skate Guidelines for Local Government

Designing skate parks and spaces requires a unique and specific approach to get the best result for skate communities. SportNZ has released new guidelines that aim to provide best practise to councils to plan, fund, design, build and activate skate spaces in Aotearoa.

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skatepark, Skatepark DesignSportNZ6 June 2024alexi trenouth
Sponge Cities: Can they help us survive more intense rainfall?
Sponge Cities: Can they help us survive more intense rainfall?

Responding to the escalating impacts of climate change-induced extreme rainfall events, this report explores the potential of transforming urban areas into ‘Sponge Cities’ as a proactive measure to minimise future risks.

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Climate Change, sponge citiesKali Mercer4 June 2024Helen Clark Foundation
Visit to Mana Island
Visit to Mana Island

Garth Falconer joined an organised working day trip to the ecological restoration project on Mana Island after the 2024 NZILA Firth Wānanga. He shares his insights in this article.

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Mana Island, 2024 NZILA Firth Wānanga, BiodiversityGarth Falconer29 May 2024Field Trip, FOMI, DOC
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