Kūmānu Environmental has received the Special Feature Award at the 2025 Landscapes of Distinction Awards for its standout work on Te Pā...

A bold, resort-style garden in Strowan has won Onlandscapes’ Watford Street project the People’s Choice Premier Award for 2025 The...

Evie Smith took top honours with Rachel’s Garden, a layered and sophisticated response to a steep and community-connected site in Te...

Luijten Landscaping won for its vibrant and technically ambitious redevelopment of the Otāhuhu Primary School free play area – a project...

South Pacific Landscapes emerges victorious at the 2025 LOD Awards on completion of a five-year transformation of an historic Havelock...

Kūmānu Environmental’s epic undertaking helped transform a flood-ravaged valley into a thriving public asset and ecological success story...

Luijten Landscaping has won the Premier Design Award for its clever planning, lush planting and innovative pool fencing on a tight...

Second Nature’s verdant Ponsonby garden project – ‘Urban Sanctuary’ – was selected for this year’s Supreme Award and won both Best Softscape Project of the Year and Best Maintenance Project of the Year Celebrated for its serene structure, artistic planting and masterful upkeep, the ‘Urban Sanctuary’ project wowed judges across disciplines. What starts as an understated suburban driveway quickly opens into an expansive and immersive landscape, revealing one of the most detaile

The Kiwi backyard is a space for bringing people together to play, relax – and eat. In Part 1 of this two-part series, Rebecca Hughes...

As Kiwi homeowners push to get more out of their properties, adding basketball courts, tennis courts and putting greens, landscapers are increasingly running into a common problem – site coverage limits Most district plans across New Zealand restrict how much of a property can be covered by hard, impermeable surfaces, such as concrete and asphalt. For sites already at or near their maximum coverage, even a single additional paved court can push the build over the line – stopp

Traditionally, the provision of play (especially for children) has been limited to specific zones, such as parks, playgrounds and sports facilities. But these are not the only – nor always the preferred – places people play in. There is growing awareness of the need to better provide time, space and freedom for play in our cities. Dr. Damien Puddle, Local Play Advocate, Invercargill City Council, explores how landscapes can create play opportunities through design Traditional

Tauranga horticulture professional Zoë Taylor was a finalist in the 2025 Wāhine Toa Award – a prestigious category at the National...

Mitre 10 offers every product landscapers might need – from paving to decking to plants and everything in between. Check out our top...

Engineered timber specialist Prolam has introduced a practical five-step process to help landscape professionals design and build...

Property boundaries can be contentious. It can be difficult to work out where an actual boundary is, particularly when it may have been...

For many small to medium-sized businesses, dealing with parental leave can be daunting without the resources available to larger...

This is a column by landscapers, for landscapers. In it, you’ll find knowledge, views and insights from professionals just like you, who...

Primary ITO has confirmed it will continue supporting New Zealand’s landscaping workforce through a major overhaul of the vocational...