Whitianga Town Centre Upgrade – Stage One: Albert Street

After 10 years of planning and with celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of James Cook’s landing coming up in 2019, Thames-Coromandel District Council have realised the Whitianga community’s dream of a revitalised town centre. Stage 1 works were completed in early December 2018; which comprised the full redevelopment of Albert Street, the main commercial street …

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11 December 2018

Provincial Growth Funding for Dolomite Point Redevelopment

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

Te Ana Marina: honouring the past, moving to the future

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

Opening blessing for Wairākei Stream

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

Waterloo Park recognised for Urban Design Excellence

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

Willow Removal on the Kawarau River

Keeping Lake Wakatipu free of the fast-growing invasive weed lagarosiphon takes considerable effort.

10 October 2018

Te Onewa Pā wins 2018 Arthur Mead Award

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

Campbell Crescent and Sir John Logan Campbell Fountain

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

Waikato District Landscape Study

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

A Management Plan for Lindvart Park

Boffa Miskell has delivered a Draft Reserve Management plan for Lindvart Park in Kaikohe to the Far North District Council (FNDC).

12 June 2018

Two awards for Pukaha Mount Bruce

Pukaha Mount Bruce 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

White-flippered penguins: These flightless birds are found only in Canterbury

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

Nga Pua Mahara – Petals of Remembrance

A short film about the construction and opening of the New Zealand Passchendaele Memorial Garden

12 April 2018

Progress continues on Waterloo Business Park

The former Islington Freezing Works is evolving into a mixed-use destination

27 March 2018

Federal Street gets an almost-instant makeover

A quick and colourful solution in the Auckland CBD

28 February 2018

Te Onewa Pa is ready to welcome visitors

A long-neglected spot under the Harbour Bridge has been restored.

26 February 2018

Ecology Quarterly

An e-newsletter highlighting the work being done by our ecologists.

26 February 2018

Counting Archey’s Frogs in the Coromandel

Boffa Miskell ecologists have been working with our client OceanaGold to identify and protect native plants and animals at several proposed exploration sites in the Parakiwai Valley in Coromandel Forest Park.

4 December 2017

An island playground inspired by nature

Mariner Rise reserve and playground, a joint ecology and landscape project around a Special Housing Area on Whangaparaoa Peninsula, north of Auckland, was officially opened in late October.

1 November 2017

Consultation in progress for Ōtāhūhu Town Centre Upgrade

The consultation process is now underway for the Ōtāhuhu Town Centre Streetscape Upgrade project in Auckland. To accommodate future growth, the upgrade aims to improve connectivity and infrastructure through transformation of the streets and public spaces.

31 August 2017

Affordable housing for Māori hapu

A new subdivision being developed by the Ngā Potiki a Tamapahore Trust will see new houses built in Papamoa, including affordable housing for members of the Ngā Potiki hapu.

28 July 2017

Memorial garden begins journey to Passchendaele

At a dawn ceremony, components of the New Zealand Memorial Garden were farewelled on their journey to the Passchendaele Museum in Zonnebeke, Belgium.

10 April 2017

Pop-up Hub generates Riverlink discussion

The Hutt River regeneration project, ‘Riverlink’, is moving towards a completed preliminary concept design

9 March 2017

A beautiful road

Locals using the newly opened Mackays to Peka Peka (M2PP) section of the Kāpiti Expressway are seeing their district from a new perspective and appreciating the extensive environmental enhancements.

6 March 2017

Long Bay urban transformation continues

Maximising green spaces in a medium density housing area.

11 November 2016

Te Awahou – Nieuwe Stroom: development begins

Boffa Miskell lends a helping hand to the new cultural hub of Foxton.

29 September 2016

Foster Recreation Park Masterplan is Illuminated

Boffa Miskell is providing master planning services to develop the largest sport and recreation park in Selwyn.

19 April 2016

Design enhances work life balance

Business parks should be places where businesses want to be and where people want to work. But what happens after work? Will everyone leave or will people stay on to enjoy the area in other ways?

9 December 2015

Leading role in South Taranaki district plan review

The key to success in managing a district plan review is a close working relationship with the council and a collaborative consultation process.

29 October 2015

Lizard protection in action

How do we manage the effects of development on native wildlife? One way is to move animals out of harm’s way, during construction, into specially created habitats.

29 October 2015

Bringing Waterview into play

When designing a playground, who better to ask for inspiration than children?

29 October 2015

Collaborative engagement aims to enhance flood mitigation project

A collaborative design and engagement process will help achieve multiple benefits from the widening and restoration of 1.3 km of Te Auaunga Awa (Oakley Creek) in Mount Roskill, Auckland.

30 September 2015

Special Housing Area under construction

The first duplex unit has been built at the Waihi Road Special Housing Area in Tauranga, less than twelve months after the development was first mooted.

24 August 2015

Campus hub refurbished

When student services at the University of Canterbury were relocated into a building designed for staff rather than students, Boffa Miskell landscape architects faced design challenges to make the entrance and surrounds more inviting.

17 May 2015

Weaving together cultures, people and place

In the heart of Foxton, the proposed Te Awahou - Nieuwe Stroom Cultural and Community Centre will play a key part in revitalising the former river port town.

10 March 2015

High revs on expressway construction

As the 18-kilometre M2PP Expressway forges ahead from MacKays Crossing to Peka Peka on the Kāpiti Coast, a dedicated Boffa Miskell team is working at the Paraparaumu-based M2PP Alliance project office, providing landscape, ecology and urban design input.

29 September 2014

Christchurch Arts Centre: bringing the past into the future

In restoring New Zealand’s largest cluster of category 1 heritage buildings as a creative hub in central Christchurch, what landscape treatment is appropriate?

3 September 2014

Stream health in full flow

Restoring waterways is a very satisfying part of the Boffa Miskell practice.

2 September 2014

Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP)

In late February, a flurry of activity in our Auckland Office saw staff preparing and lodging submissions on clients’ behalf to meet the deadline for initial submissions on the PAUP.

11 July 2014

New HQ for Comvita New Zealand

Over the last two years, Boffa Miskell has assisted natural health and beauty products company, Comvita, to redevelop its Bay of Plenty headquarters.

11 July 2014

Christchurch rebuild: Transforming the residential red zone

Clearing residential red zone areas unsuitable for rebuilding and providing for the retention of amenity and ecological values until decisions are made about the lands future.

10 June 2014

Zhenjiang New Town Central Park

Designs become a reality.

1 August 2013

Landscape art garden opens

The Boffa Miskell-designed ‘Wetland Waka’ garden is one of 19 finalist entries completed for the May opening of the 2013 World Landscape Art Exposition in Jinzhou, a world-wide design competition run by the International Federation of Landscape Architects and Jinzhou City.

1 August 2013

Cornwall Park 100-year Masterplan

Boffa Miskell is delighted to be working in collaboration with Nelson Byrd Woltz on a masterplan for Auckland’s historic Cornwall Park that will look 100 years into the future.

27 June 2013

First part of the Kāpiti Expressway approved

An independent Board of Inquiry, appointed by the Minister for the Environment, recently approved the proposed MacKays to Peka Peka Expressway north of Wellington, bringing to fruition three years of preparatory work.

23 April 2013

Waterview Connection Update

Waterview project continues to evolve

3 April 2013

Structure plan green light for Comvita New Zealand

In 2012, Boffa Miskell assisted Comvita New Zealand to obtain the necessary planning approvals the company needed to redevelop and expand its commercial and manufacturing headquarters at Paengaroa in the Bay of Plenty. Stage 1 of the redevelopment is now well underway.

25 February 2013

Dong Jiao Villas, Shanghai

Dong Jiao Villas, Shanghai Stage 3

31 December 2012

Milestones for Ruakura

Two significant milestones for the Ruakura growth area east of Hamilton are the culmination of over three years’ intensive work.

1 November 2012

Queen Elizabeth Park on the Kapiti Coast

Regional Park: celebrating the past.

1 November 2012

Transmission Gully Highway

Presenting ecological evidence at the Board of Inqury hearing.

1 November 2012

Setting sights on urban quality

The $340-million Victoria Park Tunnel upgrade of State Highway 1 in central Auckland, has been completed - with urban quality to the forefront.

1 November 2012

Waterview Kindergarten

New home for kindergarten

1 November 2012

Trestle Leg Series

Poetry and prose writ large

1 November 2012

Whitianga Main Street

People first in street upgrade

1 November 2012

Eco-park in Zhenjiang City

A 40-hectare parkland, designed by our landscape architects in China, will soon create a green corridor through a new satellite town being constructed east of Zhenjiang City area in China.

11 January 2012