The New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI) is a professional body for planners, resource managers, urban designers and environmental practitioners in New Zealand, primarily serving the interests of town and spatial planners.
Its purpose is to promote professional excellence and works in partnership with planners throughout the country, to assist them to shape the future according to the changing and diverse needs of all New Zealanders.
Planners work in cities, suburbs, and towns and can specialise in, for example, transportation, urban design, or rural environments.
He is supported by the following Board members: Andrew Willis, Julie Bevan, Robert Schofield, Keith Hovell, Jane Douglas, Todd Whittaker and Dr Caroline Miller.
[2] NZPI aims to Empower planners and promote professional excellence.