NZILA announces new Registered Members for 2022

Congratulations to Hamish Cochrane and Hannah Wilson from the Christchurch office, and William Hatton from Auckland, who have successfully passed their New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora (NZILA) Registration interview.

Hamish Cochrane joined Boffa Miskell in 2017 after completing a Master of Landscape Architecture at Victoria University of Wellington. He has a strong interest in urban and sustainable landscape architecture with a focus on human-scale intervention; and exploring ways in emerging technologies can aid the design and representation of projects.

Hamish has honed his Building Information Modelling (BIM) capability on significant projects across the South Island. These range from production of detailed construction drawings and model element coordination for the development of Metro Sports and the 3D concept and visualisation of Lincoln Hub, to the drafting of concepts, diagram, map creation, document layout and formatting for Hornby Centre.

Hannah Wilson joined Boffa Miskell full-time in April 2019 after finishing her Master of Landscape Architecture thesis at Lincoln University. She was awarded the NZILA Award of Excellence in 2016 for the best student in the second to last year of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program; and the Robin Gay Supreme Award in 2017, which recognises a Lincoln University final year student for overall excellence. While completing her thesis, she worked part-time at the Boffa Miskell Christchurch office throughout 2018 gaining practical experience in Landscape Planning.

Hannah has been exposed to a range of projects including landscape and natural character studies, and landscape and visual assessments. Hannah brings strong graphic and written communication skills to her work and enjoys keeping up with new technologies and workflows to improve project outcomes. She was a speaker at the 2019 NZILA ‘Disruption’ Conference.

William Hatton joined Boffa Miskell in 2018 after completing his studies at Victoria University of Wellington. During his time at university, he was a Māori researcher, exploring the inclusion of mātauranga Māori and Te Ao Māori within landscape architecture, establishing a strong foundation for future research. He also tutored undergraduate and postgraduate courses for sites and systems; design integration; and urban technologies.

William is Pae Tahi & Executive Committee Member of Ngā Aho (Māori Design Professionals(; a member of Te Tau-a-Nuku, the Māori Landscape Architects Roopu; and the Ngā Aho Representative to the Urban Design Forum.

For further information please contact Hamish Cochrane, Hannah Wilson or William Hatton