2026 NZILA Awards Shortlist

The judging panel has notified projects that have been short-listed for the 2026 Resene New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture Awards.

Boffa Miskell submitted projects across a number of categories including Parks, Open Spaces and Recreation; Civic and Urban Design; Residential and Gardens; Transportation; Resource Management and Strategic Planning; Master Planning and Urban Design Strategy, and He Iti Pounamu.

Seven of those projects were short-listed in their category

Residential and Gardens: Community Lane | Highbury Triangle
Boffa Miskell Limited and Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities

He Iti Pounamu: Te Rua Archives
Boffa Miskell and Department of Internal Affairs

Master Planning and Urban Design Strategy: Corrections Masterplan and Open Space Guidelines
Boffa Miskell Limited and Department of Corrections

Master Planning and Urban Design Strategy: Queenstown Lakes Blue-Green Network Plan
Boffa Miskell and Queenstown Lakes District Council

Transport: Te Hononga ki te Awanui | Recreation Connection
Boffa Miskell and Tauranga City Council

Transport: Te Ara Ki Uta Ki Tai | Glen Innes to Tāmaki Drive Shared Path
Boffa Miskell and NZ Transport Agency | Waka Kotahi (NZTA) and Auckland Transport

Resource Management & Strategic Planning: Dunedin Waste Futures
Boffa Miskell and Dunedin City Council Waste and Environmental Solutions Team

The category winners, Awards of Excellence, and Supreme Awards will be announced at the Resene New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architecture Awards in early November.