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Conservation Authority releases 'Protecting New Zealand's Rivers' paper

Conservation Authority releases ‘Protecting New Zealand’s Rivers’ paper

A recent report outlines proposals for improving river protection.

Auckland city's Maungarei Springs Wetland opens

Auckland city’s Maungarei Springs Wetland opens

The Maungarei Springs Wetland, a key amenity of the Stonefields urban village development in Mt Wellington, has opened.

Natural Habitats

Natural Habitats launches its new look

Natural Habitats, New Zealand’s leading integrated landscape company, has launched its new website and logo. “The brand development was about getting back to our roots,” says owner Graham Cleary, “our people are first and foremost gardeners and craftsmen.” It was from this concept that the new positioning statement grew: “Gardening on a Grand Scale.”

Meridian First Light house takes visitors on unique landscape journey

Meridian First Light house takes visitors on unique landscape journey

Straddling two worlds presented challenges for this house.

Report from the NGIA Conference 2011

Report from the NGIA Conference 2011

Editor Tim Durrant reports on the Nursery and Garden Industry Association (NGIA) Conference 2011 held late June in Taupo.

VisaView makes employment checks easy

VisaView makes employment checks easy

A growing number of employers are signing up to Immigration New Zealand’s free online tool VisaView. Employers can use VisaView to check information such as a passport number and surname against Immigration’s database for (in most cases) a quick online ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as to whether a person is entitled to work here, together with […]

Permeable Hard Landscaping Solutions - a new approach to drainage

Permeable Hard Landscaping Solutions – a new approach to drainage

We need to act now to improve the management of water in the urban setting. Rather than seeing water in the built environment as a threat, we should take the opportunity to protect and use it more carefully.

A Complete Garden Remodel - Design Case Study

A Complete Garden Remodel – Design Case Study

The complete remodeling of this stately Auckland home called for a garden design that reinforced the grandeur of the house. The original driveway/motor court and expanse of uninspiring lawn did not meet the owner’s expectations for their garden. Natural Habitats design and build team was brought on board to make the owner’s vision for a […]