Diane Menzies
Diane Menzies ONZM | |
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Born | Diane Helen Bright |
Awards | Kāhui Whetū (Ngā Aho) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Lincoln College |
Thesis | Clean and green? Environmental quality on the New Zealand dairy farm (1999) |
Doctoral advisor | Simon Swaffield Neil Gow |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Landscape architecture and resource management |
Diane Helen Menzies
Early life and family
Menzies was born Diane Helen Bright,[1] the only daughter of Hazel Margaret Bright (née Kinder) and Trevor Norman Bright.[2][3] Her father later became professor of banking at Massey University.[4] In 1971, she became engaged to William Humphrey Menzies;[2] they subsequently married and had two sons.[4]
Menzies is of Māori descent, and affiliates to Ngāti Kahungunu iwi.[5]
Education and career
Menzies was awarded a Diploma of Horticulture with distinction by
Menzies spent the first part of her career at the Wellington City Council but she has also worked at the Ministry for the Environment and lectured at Unitec Institute of Technology.[5] She wrote the introduction to Carolyn Hill's book on Māori relationships with whenua (land) and landscape, Kia Whakanuia te Whenua.[8]
Menzies was the president of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects from 1995 to 1998.[10] She served as world president of the International Federation of Landscape Architects from 2006 to 2010.[11][12] She is a former commissioner of the Environment Court of New Zealand, being first appointed in 2001.[12][13]
Honours and awards
Menzies is a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects, and in 2005 was made a life member.
References
- ^ a b c Graduation ceremony. Lincoln College. 1974. p. 5. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Engagements announced". The Press. 9 October 1971. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Military wedding". Gisborne Herald. Vol. 72, no. 21667. 20 March 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Deaths". The Press. 11 January 1983. p. 27. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Diane Menzies". Landscape Architecture Aotearoa. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ Graduation ceremony. Lincoln College. 1971. p. 17. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ a b Menzies, D. H. (1973). Recreation in Makara : a study of the recreation potential of Makara Ward, Wellington, New Zealand (Diploma in Landscape Architecture thesis). Lincoln College.
- ^ Wikidata Q117788223.
- ^ Menzies, Diane (1999). Clean and green? Environmental quality on the New Zealand dairy farm (PhD thesis). Lincoln University.
- ^ "Past Presidents | New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora". www.nzila.co.nz. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "IFLA Past Presidents". International Federation of Landscape Architects. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Dr Diane Menzies (Kāhui Whetu)". Ngā Aho. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Diane Menzies". Government House. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Life Members". New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Fellows". New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2008". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "New honour for Dr Diane Menzies". Landscape Architecture Aotearoa. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
External links
- Housing Research: Challenges and Insights for Communities in Aotearoa 2019 webinar with Menzies, James Berghan, Rangimahora Reddy and Yvonne Wilson, presented as part of the Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities Ko Ngā wā Kāinga hei Whakamāhorahora National Science Challenge