Read about what is happening at Boffa Miskell – from our people news and award results to what we’re doing in the community.
Kaiarataki – Strategic Advisor Te Pio Kawe has been appointed as a Technical Lead.
1 March 2021
Boffa Miskell ecologists and landscape planners have been involved with the proposed development for over ten years. More recently, we developed visual simulations to assist Meridian with community engagement on the project.
25 February 2021
The efforts of 21 graduate and professional level staff have been recognised with promotions.
24 February 2021
Rebecca Ryder joined Boffa Miskell in 2001 and has been a practicing Landscape Architect since 1998. She became an Associate Partner in 2019 and manages the Landscape Planning team for the Tauranga office.
23 February 2021
Local and International recognition for design excellence
22 February 2021
Five Boffa Miskell offices are competing in the challenge this year, and at the halfway point of this month-long event, the company’s cycling enthusiasts are leading by example.
18 February 2021
Marine ecologist Dr Tommaso Alestra brings a passion for the ocean and a wealth of experience to the Ecology team.
10 February 2021
Around the world, February 2 is the day to recognise, celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of wetlands.
29 January 2021
We're at the close of 2020 – a year in which days and weeks dragged on forever, and months flashed by in the blink of an eye.
17 December 2020
The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora (NZILA) has announced those graduate members who successfully passed the 2020 NZILA Registration interview and are now Registered Members of the Institute.
15 December 2020
The Urban Design Forum promotes cross-disciplinary understanding of urban design and provides a forum for discussion of design-based approaches that are relevant to the development and management of New Zealand towns and cities.
8 December 2020
Half a million native plants and trees will be installed as part of the Drury South Crossing development, creating habitat for threatened birdlife.
30 November 2020
The winners of the 2020 CAP Awards for Outstanding Planning Achievement in the Commonwealth were announced in a special web-based event on World Town Planning Day 2020.
18 November 2020
Boffa Miskell consultants worked closely with the Department of Conservation, Gisborne District Council and Ngāti Oneone representatives in the initiative to recognise and acknowledge the voyaging traditions of both cultures as they navigated the Pacific.
17 November 2020
Recognition for "...a contribution that, quietly but steadily, has enhanced how we interrogate and research, how we develop data and information that helps inform our decision-making..."
17 November 2020
After a mihi whakatau by Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei, members of the Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora and supporters were able to view the finished designs.
2 November 2020
Construction waste salvaged from a Kāinga Ora project in West Auckland is used to help create a community marketplace
22 October 2020
With an early November installation day just two weeks away, we asked the Boffa Miskell finalists in the Nohonga Challenge for an update.
21 October 2020
Samantha King and Brent Barrett have successfully achieved their CEnvP after meeting the criteria for training, experience, professional conduct and ethical behaviour.
21 October 2020
Five consultants from the Auckland office have been named to the Auckland Urban Design Panel.
19 October 2020
Thanks to spectacular landscapes and the expertise of Kiwi film-makers and crew, New Zealand has developed a multi-billion dollar film production industry. But much of the revenue has been concentrated in Auckland and "Welly-wood."
21 September 2020
Our client, the Mid Dome Wilding Trees Charitable Trust, received over $3 million from the Government to support their efforts to eradicate invasive conifers in Southland.
21 September 2020
Two Boffa Miskell projects, and the interior of our Christchurch office, have been short-listed by the Designer's Institute of New Zealand
21 September 2020
The EIANZ Board has announced the appointment of nine new Fellows. The status of Fellow is recognition of the leading role that a member has played in the environment profession. It is a well-deserved acknowledgement of their professional standing and the commitment to ethical practice over an extended period.
26 August 2020
The Boffa Miskell partner group and directors welcome Dr Sharon De Luca as a full partner.
24 August 2020
Following the loss of six monitored kiwi in the Pūkaha forest during the Level 4 lockdown and the inability to conduct a traditional ‘Kiwi Call count’ due to Covid restrictions, Pūkaha Mount Bruce turned to technology supplied by Boffa Miskell to obtain an estimate of the wild population of kiwi in the 942ha reserve.
21 August 2020
The Partners are delighted to announce the addition of three Associate Partners this year.
19 August 2020
Sian Reynolds recently joined the Boffa Miskell Biosecurity team after six years with the Department of Conservation.
27 July 2020
Promotion to Senior Principal, Principal, and Associate Principal have been made across the design, planning, and science disciplines; adding nineteen consultants to the talented pool of leaders within Boffa Miskell.
20 July 2020
John Potter has been admitted into Fellowship of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects – Tuia Pito Ora.
17 July 2020
Councils, consultants and contractors are working together to create a best-practice guideline for working in freshwater environments.
14 July 2020
Projects led Boffa Miskell biosecurity consultants are among those receiving funding.
9 July 2020
Teams from Tauranga and Auckland are two of the five finalists in the inaugural design competition
25 June 2020
Landscape architects Helen and Frazer Baggaley have joined the growing team in Boffa Miskell's Hamilton office.
23 June 2020
Late last year Jaz received the biennial Early-Career Researcher prize by the New Zealand Journal of Botany (published by the Royal Society), in relation to a paper he published in that journal during his PhD studies.
14 May 2020
As New Zealand moves to Alert Level 2, here's what Boffa Miskell’s working environment will look like from Thursday 14 May.
14 May 2020
As New Zealand moves to Alert Level 3, here's what Boffa Miskell’s working environment will look like from Tuesday 28 April.
28 April 2020
Charlene Lubbe, a senior administrator in the Auckland office, was enjoying a long-planned visit to her family in Pretoria, South Africa. As she was due to return, the world was changing very quickly.
23 April 2020
Tim Church, urban designer in our Queenstown office, introduced David Sim, reminding conference goers that David had brought a valuable international perspective and enthusiasm to Christchurch as part of the post-earthquake masterplanning work.
23 April 2020
The Tools to Market programme is well underway, with projects trialling biosecurity and pest-control innovations.
2 April 2020
Like you, we have been keeping abreast of the rapidly-evolving COVID-19 situation, with our primary focus on our people, our clients, and our communities.
23 March 2020
World Water Day is an annual United Nations observance day that highlights the importance of freshwater.
20 March 2020
Celia Hall is the recipient of the Boffa Miskell 4th-Year Student Landscape Architecture Award at Victoria University.
18 March 2020
Boffa Miskell has named eight consultants as discipline leaders for Landscape Architecture, and Frazer Baggaley discipline coordinator.
18 March 2020
Fourteen landscape architecture students from the University of Washington (Seattle) participated in a research and design process along the Ōtakaro Avon River Corridor in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
10 March 2020
The cumulative effect of Boffa Miskell people making their weekday commute via pedal power equates to 1177kg of carbon dioxide that didn’t go into our atmosphere.
10 March 2020
The Boffa Miskell Green Team was established as part of the company’s commitment to grow awareness around sustainability.
20 February 2020
After a strong showing in 2019, Boffa Miskell offices across the country have taken up the Aotearoa Cycle Challenge for 2020.
18 February 2020
New Zealand is home to two extant species of native bat, the long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) and the lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata).
13 February 2020
With experience gained from project work in ecology, planning and landscape architecture, these six consultants are growing their roles within the company.
20 January 2020
A group of Māori ecologists and scientists have contributed to a special edition of the New Zealand Journal of Ecology, driving change to place Mātauranga Māori alongside Western science.
17 January 2020
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has published three comprehensive reports on wastewater treatment, which Boffa Miskell assisted in preparing.
13 January 2020
In early January, the University of Otago will host over 1000 herpetologists to discuss the ecology and biology of the world's reptiles and amphibians. Three Boffa Miskell ecologists are presenting to the global audience of experts.
17 December 2019
Hanna O'Donoghue and Rangitahi Kawe are part of a newly formed panel within the NZILA which will provide creative direction and help guide the calendar of Institute events.
12 December 2019
Nicole Tune has won the Boffa Miskell scholarship for Meritorious Achievement in Third Year Landscape Architecture.
6 December 2019
The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA) has announced those graduate members who successfully passed the 2019 NZILA Registration interview and are now Registered Members of the Institute.
2 December 2019
The government has released a discussion document on a proposed National Policy Statement (NPS) for Indigenous Biodiversity. Submissions on the discussion document are being sought, and consultation will close on 14 March 2020.
29 November 2019
A series of artworks in Victoria Square called Mana Motuhake has been unveiled and blessed. The installation of Mana Motuhake is one of the final elements of Te Papa Ōtākaro/Avon River Precinct to be completed.
28 November 2019
Long-life lures for rodents, possums and mustelids developed by Dr Helen Blackie are among the predator control tools selected for funding by Predator Free 2050.
22 November 2019
Prime minister Jacinda Ardern was present at the recent opening of Te Hononga Tangata.
18 November 2019
Boffa Miskell was the most-awarded consultancy at the 2019 NZILA Awards, as our work was recognised with five Awards of Excellence, five category wins and the overall supreme award.
13 November 2019
The viaduct in the Otira Valley ‘flows with the grain of the land’, following a collaborative effort between Boffa Miskell landscape architects and the engineering team.
6 November 2019
If you think that it’s hard keeping on top of the weeds in your own backyard, imagine looking after nearly 600 hectares of former garden in the Christchurch Residential Red Zone.
5 November 2019
Advances in electronics, camera technology and small unmanned aircraft have created a new generation of survey and site data acquisition that is affordable and adaptable to the needs of developers and planners.
24 October 2019
Thanks to a bit of imagination and a sunny day, Hamilton had a new lunchtime destination... for just three hours!
16 October 2019
Ecologist Katrina McDermott explains why she returned from her recent holiday with a heightened concern for the extent of microplastic pollution.
14 October 2019
With a goal of stopping degradation, improving quality and reversing past damage to freshwater systems, the government has proposed a comprehensive suite of policy documents and legislative changes related to freshwater management. Water allocation issues, and Maori interests are also addressed within these proposals.
14 October 2019
Projects in Auckland, Napier, and Passchendaele (Belgium) were recognised at the 2019 DINZ Best Awards.
7 October 2019
This month marks 250 years since the first onshore meetings between Māori and Europeans at the Puhi Kai Iti Wānanga site in Turanganui-a-Kiwa .
4 October 2019
A team of three landscape architects from Boffa Miskell's Auckland office re-envisioned transport infrastructure as a public amenity and won the Auckland Architecture Association's first annual Public Good Urban Design Competition.
1 October 2019
Tauranga, Auckland and Hamilton took part in the annual global event which encourages the reimagination of public space through guerrilla re-design of parking spaces. It all started in 2005 when an art and design studio converted a single metered parking space into a temporary public park in downtown San Francisco.
25 September 2019
Auckland-based ecologist Samantha King has been selected as a finalist for the 2019 New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year.
19 September 2019
Boffa Miskell's Queenstown consultants participated in Peak to Peak, a stunningly scenic one-day multisport race that challenges competitors to test both their physical and mental strength. The event is New Zealand’s longest running winter multisport race.
16 September 2019
Tauranga-based landscape architect Rebecca Ryder recently attended the IDBF World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.
5 September 2019
Brent Barrett is part of a Department of Conservation expedition investigating the feasibility of eradicating pigs, cats and mice from Auckland Island (Maukahuka) in the New Zealand subantarctic island region.
12 August 2019
The Designers Institute of New Zealand have notified all projects that have been short-listed for the 2019 Best Awards.
9 August 2019
One of the international speakers at the upcoming NZILA Conference is Dr Antwi Akom, named by former US President Barack Obama as one of the world’s top innovators.
24 July 2019
Connectivity of our natural systems is a key part of ecosystem function and, while sometimes overlooked, even highly-modified urban environments can provide habitats for aquatic species.
19 July 2019
Jos Coolen reports on Boffa Miskell's invovement with Entreprenuers In Action
9 July 2019
More than $7.5 million over four years has been set aside as part of Budget 2019 in support of biosecurity work to protect lakes, rivers and lands from invasive weeds and pests.
8 July 2019
Promotion to Senior Principal, Principal, and Associate Principal have been made across the design, planning and science disciplines, and add eleven consultants to the talented pool of leaders within Boffa Miskell.
2 July 2019
Our Ecology Quarterly newsletter is officially 18 months old and continues to prove that a good idea, strategically implemented, will deliver on its objective.
27 June 2019
The Waterview Connection has won the LABC’s Tripartite Award. This award fosters design and collaboration between sister cities Los Angeles, Auckland and Guangzhou in China, and acknowledges commitment to shared urban development and sustainability goals.
24 June 2019
In light of increasing concern over climate change, Boffa Miskell's Board and Partners are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and assessing our contribution to New Zealand's move towards a green or low-carbon economy.
21 June 2019
Just as the 2011 Rugby World Cup was the catalyst for many public realm improvements in Auckland City Centre and along the Waterfront, New Zealand's next opportunity to welcome an international audience and host one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events, the 2021 America’s Cup, is providing similar urgency to the ambitious agenda of public realm improvements.
17 June 2019
The NZILA Awards judges have notified all projects that have been short-listed for the 2019 Resene New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture Awards.
28 May 2019
The Woolstore & Te Ana Marina took a Bronze Award at the NZ Commercial Project Awards event held at Auckland Sky City.
27 May 2019
Consultants in landscape architecture, planning and ecology are named Partners and Associate Partners for 2019.
13 May 2019
Foxton Beach’s popular pump track has been awarded Active Park of the Year at the Recreation Aotearoa 2019 New Zealand Parks Awards.
10 May 2019
Boffa Miskell is one of the key consultants appointed to undertake the reinstatement of Christ Church Cathedral and will oversee the urban design and landscape architecture components.
10 May 2019
Since 2010, the Government has made several starts on the development of a proposed National Policy statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (pNPSIB). A National Policy Statement (NPS) was seen as an essential response to the continuing decline in native plants, animals and their ecosystems.
1 May 2019
Dr Katherine Dixon adds a scientific component to Boffa Miskell’s ever-growing presence in the lower South Island.
1 May 2019
After nearly twenty years, Government has signalled the end of the Crown Pastoral Land Act and the Tenure Review Process. Ecologist Katherine Dixon examines the pros and cons of this often-controversial legislation; and what might take its place.
1 May 2019
Assessments of ecological effects on the marine environment in New Zealand can be challenging due to a number of factors. Dr Sharon De Luca outlines the ways in which some of these factors affect the reliability of descriptions and impact assessments, and considers how these might influence the quality of resource management in the marine area.
29 April 2019
In the warmer months most of Boffa Miskell's ecologists are away from the office and out in the field. Recording data and taking photos is an essential part of any ecological survey.
16 April 2019
From presentations and discussion panels, to sponsoring keynote speakers and winning awards, the 2019 NZPI Conference was a great success for our planning consultants.
15 April 2019
Wellington projects have been recognised: a Golden Quill Award of Merit related to the Omaroro/Prince of Wales Reservoir Consenting for Wellington Water, and an NZPI Best Practice Award for the Pre-1930’s Character Area Review undertaken with Wellington City Council. The creativity and skill of our Technical Services team played a key role in these wins.
15 April 2019
A first-of-its-kind playspace for Auckland has opened, based on traditional Maori games and play artefacts. Te Mara Hupara playground is part of Te Auaunga Awa in Mt Roskill, Auckland.
9 April 2019
A routine survey added another species to the list of New Zealand's unique indigenous fauna.
19 March 2019
The audited results have been released, and it’s official – Boffa Miskell cyclists turned in outstanding performances locally and nationally during February's Aotearoa Bike Challenge.
19 March 2019
Just over three years ago, planner Dave Moule was the first consultant hired for Boffa Miskell's then-new Hamilton office.
8 March 2019
From Auckland to Queenstown, our staff are taking part in the Aotearoa Bike Challenge. The challenge runs through February; and with just four days to go, the competition is fierce.
25 February 2019
Our Auckland office started the 2019 Studio Sessions by hosting a debate sponsored by the Urban Design Forum. Mediated by Nick Williamson, senior planning consultant at Align Limited, a panel of six urban design experts and opinion leaders argued the topic, "Urban Design: The panacea we had hoped for?"
20 February 2019
A journey towards reinstating and restoring a thriving cultural ecosystem and habitat.
19 February 2019
Placemaking capitalizes on a local community's assets, inspiration, and potential, with the intention of creating public spaces that promote people's health, happiness, and well-being. It's an on-going element of the Riverlink project.
11 February 2019
The Tauranga office team left their desks and computers behind, and headed out to spend the day getting hands-on in the forest.
5 February 2019
Few topics are as polarising or divisive in New Zealand as the use of aerial 1080 for the control of introduced mammalian pests.
1 February 2019
Ecologist Daniel Ahern's fieldwork supports a project that was funded through the Boffa Miskell Research Programme. The objective is to provide robust quantitative data in order to determine if certain coastal protection structures, or methods of construction, provide better ecological outcomes than others.
30 January 2019
Terrestrial and freshwater ecology is Andrew Blayney’s passion, and since joining Boffa Miskell he’s carried out ecological surveys and assessments throughout the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
30 January 2019
On a global scale, New Zealand is home to a reasonably low diversity of bird species; however, what we lack in diversity, we make up for with uniqueness.
30 January 2019
Landscape architect Steve Dunn has been recognised for 40 years at Boffa Miskell. As the company's longest-serving employee and a member of the Wellington office, Steve provides a wealth of knowledge and expertise to projects of all scales – from residential sites to large scale commercial and public works.
21 January 2019
Rhys Girvan and Emma McRae delve into natural character assessments in the coastal environment and help define the difference between natural character and landscape evaluation. They also consider how to define the coastal environment, scale of assessment, and outstanding natural character.
17 January 2019
Portable accommodation built from a repurposed 26,000 litre plastic water tank is the latest innovation in the fight against wilding pines in Southland’s vulnerable high country.
16 January 2019
In late November and early December, landscape architects and landscape planners throughout the company attended Landscape and Visual Effects Assessment (LVA) workshops run by James Bentley.
10 January 2019
Biodegradable hessian matting continues to be at the front line of defense against the spread of the invasive weed lagarosiphon in Lake Wanaka.
8 January 2019
Thinking about how we want to live and the ways we move around; shaping the future, while preserving the best of the past. Creating better places for people has been one of the overarching themes of the past year.
17 December 2018
The dictionary defines a generation as "the period during which children are born and grow up, become adults". In kinship terminology, it designates the parent-child relationship; and as a verb, ‘generation’ is also known as bio-genesis: “life-beginning”.
10 December 2018
West Coast tourism will benefit from an $87.46 million investment from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF), including a commitment of $25.6 million in funding for Dolomite Point at Punakaiki.
4 December 2018
The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects (NZILA) has announced those graduate members who successfully passed the 2018 NZILA Registration interview and are now Registered Members of the Institute.
3 December 2018
Bringing local government officials together, starting conversations and helping regional communities find new vitality
13 November 2018
Reconnecting with the site's history inspired a new look and name for this waterfront destination, and guided the design of the development
13 November 2018
Ecologist Scott Hooson has worked on various projects in the MacKenzie Basin. He shares insights from his botanical surveys of the native plant communities on the basin floor.
30 October 2018
Every year, sometime between August to November, various articles are published about the state of our whitebait fishery. These usually begin with a reference to the “good old days” when whitebait were so plentiful that they were used as fertiliser in gardens and chicken feed.
30 October 2018
When Sharon De Luca started university, she expected she’d end up with a degree in law or accounting. She clearly had some inkling of her future, because although she discovered a passion for marine science that changed her career path, you’re now as likely to find Sharon in a courtroom as out in the field.
30 October 2018
In May of this year, the Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) issued the second edition of their guidelines for ecological impact assessment.
30 October 2018
A ceremony on the banks of the Wāirakei Stream, and the planting of five kahikatea marks the start of a landscape enhancement plan for Te Ara O Wāirakei and Wāirakei/Taylor Reserve in Papamoa.
25 October 2018
Norm Hill, Kaiarataki in Boffa Miskell's Te Hihiri discipline discusses the intersection between indigenous beliefs and colonial regulations on New Zealand’s environment. Incorporating Maori cultural values to legislative frameworks highlights mana whenua’s spiritual connection with, and stewardship of, New Zealand’s freshwater rivers, lakes and wetlands.
16 October 2018
Congratulations to Waterloo Business Park - winner of the Resene Urban Design Award at the 2018 Property Council New Zealand Southern Excellence Awards.
16 October 2018
Keeping Lake Wakatipu free of the fast-growing invasive weed lagarosiphon takes considerable effort.
10 October 2018
The Urban Design Forum promotes cross-disciplinary understanding of urban design and provides a forum for discussion of design-based approaches that are relevant to the development and management of New Zealand towns and cities.
9 October 2018
The government has announced the next steps to improve New Zealand’s waterways, seeking to deliver better water quality within five years.
9 October 2018
Two Boffa Miskell projects were award-winners at the 2018 Resource Management Law Association (RMLA) Conference
27 September 2018
Industry and community recognition keeps coming for Te Onewa Pā. The project's latest commendation is the coveted Arthur Mead Award, presented by the Auckland branch of Engineering New Zealand.
12 September 2018
James Hayter, the new president of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) is heading to New Zealand and delivering a series of lectures.
11 September 2018
Last year, the inaugural Festival of Architecture was held in centres from Kaikohe in the north to Queenstown in the south. This year, the New Zealand Institute of Architects wants expand on their success, and have involved urban designers and landscape architects in the schedule of events. The Festival runs from 14 – 23 September, and includes presentations, …
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6 September 2018
The new design enhances the visibility and prominence of the Sir John Logan Campbell statue and fountain, and restores Campbell Crescent as the main point of arrival to Cornwall Park.
6 September 2018
Boffa Miskell was engaged by Waikato District Council to undertake a review of the existing landscape characterisation and classifications, and to re-evaluate the landscapes for the Council’s District Plan Review.
5 September 2018
It’s been a busy time for Boffa Miskell, as the company’s presence on the South Island has expanded into Otago, and the Christchurch office has moved to new premises in the city centre.
16 August 2018
In print and on-line, the discussion around changes to our city and suburban streets continues. Landscape architect John Potter considers the situation from a design- and people-based perspective.
13 August 2018
Embracing innovative technologies is nothing new for Boffa Miskell – and the company initiative to advance its design team’s capability in Building Information Modelling (BIM) is moving at a rapid pace.
10 August 2018
When the Hurunui District Plan became operative, there was a greater-than-usual level of satisfaction at the District Council Offices in Amberley because the plan had been approved with no appeals received from the public.
6 August 2018
If stream diversions are to achieve good aquatic ecological outcomes, a new set of paradigms is required when considering maintenance, flooding, erosion and visual amenity.
2 August 2018
In his role at Boffa Miskell, Scott Hooson's natural habitat spans the South Island wetlands, estuaries, lakes, streams, grasslands, shrublands and forests from coastal sites to the alpine zone.
2 August 2018
New Zealand has two species of native bat, both of which are of conservation concern. The long-tailed bat is classified as ‘Nationally Critical’ and the lesser short-tailed bat has three sub-species, all classified as ‘At Risk’ or ‘Threatened’.
2 August 2018
Lagarosiphon major may not be a name you know, but once you have seen a photo you’ll probably recognise it as the oxygen weed that you had in your fish pond or aquarium when you were a kid.
2 August 2018
Sarah Collins presented "A Landscape Architect's Approach to Waterplay" at the 2018 Green Pavlova Conference. The event showcases thought leadership and best-practice in recreation, sport and play.
2 August 2018
Read an article about any large-scale public works project, and you’re sure to see phrases like “robust community engagement” or “after consultation with residents and iwi” – but what do those words mean?
9 July 2018
When it comes to justifying investment in public sector infrastructure, the economic benefit of improvements to the pedestrian experience have historically been hard-to-quantify, and therefore misunderstood and under-valued.
9 July 2018
It’s with great pleasure that we announce our 2018 Senior Principal, Principal and Associate Principal promotions, which took effect 1st July. These appointments have been made across our design, planning and science disciplines, and add to the talented pool of leaders within Boffa Miskell.
9 July 2018
Last month, the Department of Conservation re-classified a number of New Zealand plants as 'threatened' (402) or 'at-risk' (851). Ecologist Ian Boothroyd, a senior principal and technical leader in our Auckland Office, examines how this change might affect Councils and developers.
9 July 2018
The first Urbanism New Zealand Conference in over a decade saw a contingent of planners, urban designers and landscape architects from Boffa Miskell participate in the two-day event.
12 June 2018
Boffa Miskell has delivered a Draft Reserve Management plan for Lindvart Park in Kaikohe to the Far North District Council (FNDC).
12 June 2018
Pukaha National Wildlife Centre received two awards from the Australasian Zoo and Aquarium Association. Close to 200 delegates from 12 countries gathered for the conference, which was hosted by Wellington Zoo.
12 June 2018
Consultants in planning, ecology and urban design are appointed Associate Partners
4 May 2018
One of the best-loved spaces in Christchurch city centre is open to the public again, and in a landscape that still bears significant scars, it once again welcomes locals and visitors with its soft, green and familiar character.
4 May 2018
For the second year in a row, Boffa Miskell’s Christchurch office held a planting day in lieu of giving gifts to clients at Christmas time.
4 May 2018
The words 'predator-free' and 'pest-control' usually bring to mind animals like possums and rodents; but for New Zealand lakes and rivers, biosecurity threats are more likely to involve weeds and plants.
4 May 2018
Hosted by Wellington City Council and the Urban Design Forum the program theme for 2018 is ‘Joining the Dots’. The aim of the conference is to shape New Zealand’s cities and places by identifying the key issues, thereby making the connection to bring about change.
4 May 2018
In her role at Boffa Miskell, Wellington-based ecologist Tessa Roberts blends a passion for the environment with keen analytical skills. She has been part of the on-going environmental assessment and monitoring teams on major infrastructure projects, including Transmission Gully and the MacKay’s to Peka Peka Expressway.
20 April 2018
The kiwi may be New Zealand’s official bird and it has a kooky Dr Seuss-ian appeal, but for charm and personality, a 30 cm-tall little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) is tough to beat.
20 April 2018
New Zealand's native lizards are all protected under various legislation. If your project site is near their habitat, you'll need to follow the required protocols.
20 April 2018
The values of mangroves in New Zealand are often misrepresented and misunderstood, and this has led, in some cases, to mismanagement and unanticipated adverse ecological outcomes.
20 April 2018
Agreeing on a strategy for Fairy Tern recovery
27 March 2018
The 15th International Symposium on Aquatic Plants was held in Queenstown, the week of February 18 – 23. It’s the first time the event was hosted outside of Europe, and Boffa Miskell was major sponsor through our Biosecurity Partnership with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). The Symposium was attended by our Christchurch-based biosecurity consultants as …
28 February 2018
Boffa Miskell joins iwi, private business and the Department of Conservation to protect at-risk shorebirds
13 December 2017
Thomas Keal (Tauranga), Megan Walker (Christchurch), Benjamin Loh, Hanna O’Donoghue, Meg Kane and Tom Lines (Auckland) all passed the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects examination in November.
12 December 2017
Boffa Miskell continues its association with the Auckland Botanical Gardens’ exhibition ‘Sculpture in the Gardens’, which opened for the 2017/18 season in November.
4 December 2017
Thomas Woltz lectured on the future of public parks and the legacy of private philanthropy during a visit to Auckland in November.
4 December 2017
Dr Leigh Bull, a senior principal ecologist in Boffa Miskell’s Wellington office, will be one of the keynote speakers at the New Zealand Coastal Society conference, along with Manea Sweeney, Discipline Manager – Horizon Planning of Tonkin & Taylor. The conference takes place in Tauranga, 15 – 17 November.
6 November 2017
Te Ara Mua Future Streets, Marine Parade Redevelopment Skate Park, M2PP Expressway and Greenhill Park projects have been awarded in the recent Bike to the Future, New Zealand Concrete and We are Waikato Awards held throughout the country in October.
1 November 2017
Two members of Boffa Miskell’s Te Hihiri team, Jade Wikaira and Norm Hill, are on the national committee of Papa Pounamu, a special interest group of the New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI).
1 November 2017
Te Hihiri advisors Craig Pauling, Norm Hill and Nicole Hodgson have been appointed to the 2017 National Objectives Framework Iwi Science Panel – Te Kahu o Te Taiao, to assist in setting freshwater objectives as required under the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS).
29 September 2017
As sponsors of the keynote address at the 2017 RMLA conference, our team of Sharon Dines, Stuart Houghton and Julie Harp-Johnson were instrumental in securing Jennifer Keesmaat, Chief Planner of the City of Toronto, to lead off the Resource Management Law Association (RMLA) conference.
29 September 2017
Boffa Miskell is building on its 15-year experience in biosecurity, by establishing a specialist team to help protect and enhance environments through innovative and effective biosecurity solutions.
31 August 2017
Napier celebrates the opening of The Reef Garden, which is the latest project in the redevelopment of Marine Parade.
31 August 2017
Jump, slide, swing and climb! Youngsters are enjoying the Potters Park playground with renewed enthusiasm following its refurbishment, designed by Boffa Miskell.
26 July 2017
Boffa Miskell has teamed up with the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust by becoming a gold sponsor of the community-driven organisation, which works to protect and enhance biodiversity in the area.
27 June 2017
Our Christchurch office recently participated in a planting day to support the Ōtamahua/Quail Island Ecological Restoration Trust in its efforts to restore native vegetation on the island.
27 June 2017
Do you work with RMA planning documents? Are you involved in providing advice to clients on the content of RMA plans/policy statements? If so, the proposed National Planning Standards will affect you.
27 June 2017
Work is continuing apace to fully reconnect Kaikōura’s road and rail links following the massively damaging 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the area in November last year.
27 June 2017
A significant milestone in our Tauranga office has seen Sharon De Luca succeed longstanding Managing Principal, Craig Batchelar, in the role.
30 May 2017
The Department of Corrections is seeking to increase capacity at Waikeria Prison in the Waikato, to meet the rising demand for prisoner places
30 May 2017
A summer internship has given Victoria University landscape architecture student, Yousr Ali, an introduction to the realities of landscape architecture in practice.
20 April 2017
Boffa Miskell projects have been recognised in the 2017 NZILA Pride of Place landscape architecture awards, including the Cornwall Park Master Plan and Croftfield Lane Stormwater Wetland.
20 April 2017
Rebecca Ryder has been elected to the NZ Institute of Landscape Architects' Executive Committee and the Tauranga Heart of the City Technical Advisory Group.
10 April 2017
Meg Kane, from our landscape architecture team, shares her knowledge of garden design with households throughout the country via TV ONE’s Whanau Living show.
1 March 2017
The opening of the M2PP Expressway in early 2017 will mark the fruition of a major infrastructure project on which a multi-disciplinary Boffa Miskell team has worked for seven years.
22 December 2016
Urban tree groups in Upper Hutt are now protected after a successful Plan Change, which was based on assessment methodology developed by Boffa Miskell.
11 November 2016
Boffa Miskell recently celebrated the opening of its Waikato office, based in Hamilton.
11 November 2016
The Well-Connected Alliance team, including Boffa Miskell’s Al Rigby (pictured left with Lesley Hopkins from Beca, and Ray Chang from the Well-Connected Alliance), has been recognised for ‘Going the Extra Mile’ on the Waterview Connection project at the NZ Transport Agency’s 2016 GEM Awards.
28 September 2016
An ecological survey provides robust baseline information to measure hoped-for stream health improvements in the recently realigned Kā Pūtahi Creek.
19 September 2016
Auckland Harbour Bridge adaptive management framework project wins again.
16 September 2016
We are pleased to announce the following senior appointments within Boffa Miskell, which took effect on 1st July 2016.
13 July 2016
Award winners at the New Zealand Commercial Project Awards and the New Zealand Planning Institute Awards 2016.
13 July 2016
Creating a pleasant outdoor living environment for the residents at the Mary Potter Apartments to complement the award winning architecture.
30 June 2016
A new walk-through aviary was recently opened at Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre by the Minister for Conservation, Hon. Maggie Barry.
30 June 2016
Drone pilot certification will facilitate increased drone filming on urban design projects.
13 June 2016
Boffa Miskell was a proud sponsor of Ngo Aho Inc.’s 2016 I Ta Timatanga indigenous design conference.
31 March 2016
The Ornithological Society of New Zealand (popularly called Birds New Zealand), has selected Dr Leigh Bull to be the first female editor of Notornis.
24 March 2016
In partnership with Lincoln Agritech Ltd, our ecologists have helped design an electronic animal detection and identification tool which is now in use in Northland forests.
26 February 2016
New Zealand’s resource management, urban planning and development scene is currently under scrutiny. What are these about and what are the timeframes?
24 February 2016
Boffa Miskell is excited to be an Innovation Partner of the renowned Wellington-based New Zealand Festival 2016, in the year the festival celebrates its 30th anniversary.
24 February 2016
When planning a summer school course, ‘Designing Children’s Environments’, Sue Wake, Senior Lecturer at Unitec’s Department of Landscape Architecture, contacted Boffa Miskell to find an example of a well-designed children’s environment for her students to visit.
22 February 2016
Boffa Miskell welcomes planner and associate principal, Dave Moule, to help front our newly established Hamilton office.
22 February 2016
At Elizabeth Knox Home and Hospital in Epsom the kitchen is overflowing as aged residents reactivate their green fingers alongside youngsters in the ‘Garden of Knowledge’ – a legacy leadership project landscape architect Heather Wilkins helped create.
16 December 2015
Our Landscape Planners were approached by the Department of Conservation (DOC) to assist in the preparation of a workshop on providing guidance around Policy 13 (Natural Character) of the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2010 (NZCPS)
11 December 2015
Boffa Miskell is a sponsor of the Auckland Botanic Gardens’ biennial Sculpture in the Gardens exhibition, which is now open to the public for the summer 2015/16 season.
9 December 2015
Supporting discussion on the issues that affect our coasts and ports
30 September 2015
We welcome back urban designer and principal, Rachael Eaton, to our Christchurch office.
30 September 2015
Boffa Miskell and Land Information NZ received the Best Supplier Relationship Management Award at the CIPS Australasia Supply Management Awards 2015.
30 September 2015
Landscape architect, Frazer Baggaley, was awarded the inaugural M2PP Values Award for ‘Individual of the Year’.
24 August 2015
Hamish Bell and Greg Barclay have been appointed as Independent Directors to the Boffa Miskell Board.
27 July 2015
As construction of the M2PP expressway on the Kapiti Coast progresses towards its early-2017 completion, the project’s urban design components are being implemented – but not without challenges.
23 July 2015
We are pleased to announce appointments to Senior Principal, Principal and Associate Principal positions within Boffa Miskell.
22 July 2015
It is with great pleasure that we announce the following Senior Principal, Principal and Associate Principal appointments within Boffa Miskell, which took effect 1st July 2017.
22 July 2015
Albion Square won the ‘Engaging Communities’ category of the biannual 2015 New Zealand Community Boards Best Practice Awards.
23 June 2015
New to our Christchurch planning team is Senior Planner, Chris Ferguson, who brings with him valuable knowledge and work experience of the lower South Island.
23 June 2015
Supporting, protecting and enhancing our kiwi population
19 June 2015
Boffa Miskell welcomes two new appointments to our partners group - John Potter as a full partner and Janine Bell an associate partner.
20 May 2015
Three very diverse projects we have been involved in received accolades at the 2015 New Zealand Planning Institute Best Practice Awards.
19 May 2015
At the 2015 New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects’ conference, Boffa Miskell was proud to sponsor the first plenary session, themed ‘Cultural Landscapes’. This provided an opportunity to have a much-needed discussion on ways the profession can better recognise Māori culture in our landscapes and work with iwi and hapū to do this.
21 April 2015
With the first Special Housing Areas in the Bay of Plenty approved, Boffa Miskell is assisting several landowners and developers through the consenting process, to enable construction as soon as possible.
16 April 2015
Boffa Miskell is proud to have been on the winning team that produced the Auckland Transport: City East West Transport Study, which received the Charlie Challenger Supreme Award at the 2015 Resene NZILA Pride of Place landscape architecture awards.
16 April 2015
Senior Planner and Principal, Jane Masters, has returned to our Auckland office after four fascinating years living in Shanghai.
14 April 2015
We are delighted to welcome Jade Wikaira, in the newly created position of Kaiarataki; Te Hihiri – Strategic Advisor, Māori in our Wellington office.
10 March 2015
How can an iwi rebuild an economic base from its Treaty of Waitangi Settlement land whilst also protecting the land’s high natural and recreational values? For Te Uri o Hau, the solution lies in the approval of a private Plan Change and the gifting of a 196-hectare reserve for conservation and public recreation.
16 December 2014
We’re proud that four Boffa Miskell people were recently appointed to the Auckland Urban Design Panel. Between them, Rachel de Lambert, Janine Bell, Lisa Mein and Stuart Houghton will contribute considerable experience in landscape architecture, urban design and planning.
15 December 2014
A newly-opened pedestrian plaza, which better connects Whakatane’s commercial centre with the adjacent riverside reserve area, has received accolades from the local community.
10 December 2014
The Blueprint for central Christchurch, prepared by a Boffa Miskell-led consortium, has won the Future Projects sub-category of the prestigious World Architecture News (WAN) Urban Design Award 2014.
4 December 2014
Boffa Miskell’s namesakes, Frank Boffa and Don Miskell, have been made Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to landscape architecture.
26 November 2014
Celebrating New Zealand’s close associations with Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
30 September 2014
One of seven poppy shaped gardens being developed at the Passchendaele Memorial Museum 1917, in Belgium, is the New Zealand memorial garden designed by Boffa Miskell.
29 September 2014
Bringing the vision for New Zealand’s first truly international convention centre into reality
15 August 2014
Approval of the proposed Ruakura Development Plan Change was announced in the Board of Inquiry’s draft report and decision of 5th August.
15 August 2014
For the third year, our Tauranga office is supporting the New Zealand Community Trust’s AIMS Games International Sporting Championships by providing GIS services to upgrade the sports venue and venue location maps.
15 August 2014
How are bold decisions made for future transport needs in already congested city centre streets? – By recognising the need for decisive action, creative thinking, stakeholder involvement and rigorous analysis.
7 July 2014
The Shanghai office travels through world famous landscape and cultural sites.
26 June 2014
The Rolleston Town Centre and Foster Recreation Park Masterplans have been awarded Best Practice for the Strategic Guidance and Planning category of the New Zealand Planning Institute’s 2014 awards.
2 May 2014
Boffa Miskell is pleased to announce that Landscape Architects, Sarah Collins and Michael Hawes, have been appointed as associate directors.
29 April 2014
Wellington office moves to handsome and strengthened Huddart Parker heritage building.
28 April 2014
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Nicole Sutton while climbing Mt Taranaki with her partner Dr. Hiroki Ogawa.
8 November 2013
Precious cargo was carefully transported from Rotorua to the Coromandel Peninsula, by planner Kirsten Hauschild
1 August 2013
Getting behind this international event - Shared Wisdom in an Age of Change
1 August 2013
Our environmental planning and design skills have been recognised in multiple awards this year.
1 August 2013
The supreme award for excellence in planning at this year’s New Zealand Planning Institute’s (NZPI) annual awards went to Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Trust, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Boffa Miskell for their Ngāti Rangitihi Iwi Environmental Management Plan.
8 May 2013
Boffa Miskell was proud to receive seven awards for projects around the country in a range of categories in the 2013 NZILA Resene Pride of Place Landscape Awards, which were announced on 8 April.
9 April 2013
Promoting understanding within the built enviornment
3 April 2013
The scope of design projects based in our Christchurch office is broadening again as the focus shifts from immediate earthquake recovery to development projects in Christchurch and the South Island.
3 April 2013
Design well received by Christhcurch City Council in the Breath - The New Urban Village’ design competition.
3 April 2013
After working from two temporary premises the Christchurch team are reunited in Hazeldean.
3 April 2013
The Talbot Park Renewal Project and the Blueprint for Christchurch were highly commended in the inaugural New Zealand Urban Design Awards© announced on 8 November 2012.
12 November 2012
In our 40-year history, Boffa Miskell has been associated with projects that have influenced change in New Zealand’s urban and rural landscapes.
1 November 2012
Boffa Miskell is proud to have contributed to two winning projects in the Roading Excellence Awards 2012: - the Victoria Park tunnel and the Auckland city centre shared space streetscapes.
28 August 2012
Two awards for the best use of colour have been awarded to Boffa Miskell in the Resene Total Colour Awards 2012.
24 August 2012