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First executive of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects, 1974

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The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects was formed in 1973 to provide practitioners with professional credibility and representation. This is the first NZILA executive in 1974: (from left) Robin Gay, Frank Boffa, Charlie Challenger, Tony Jackman, George Malcolm and Neil Aitken. Listen to Robin Gay reflecting on the profession's development in 2006.

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Kerryn Pollock, Landscape architecture – Modern landscape architecture, 1960s to 2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/42910/first-executive-of-the-new-zealand-institute-of-landscape-architects-1974 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 1 October 2013, updated 26 March 2015.