McKenzie Higham Architects

01/09/2026

Attn Pōneke! Free drop-in session to see, touch, and make with bio-based building materials. Join William Mason a New Zealand Green Building Council - NZGBC Future Thinker Finalist 26 in his hands-on workshop. Chat over coffee, get playful with h**p, straw and wool, and share what a bio-based future means to you🌿
Thank you Coffee Supreme NZ for the roast!☕

27/08/2026

👏Congratulations to Sam Low for achieving registration as a New Zealand Registered Architect!

Congratulations to Sam Low for achieving registration as a New Zealand Registered Architect!

14/08/2026

Congratulations to William Mason on being shortlisted as a New Zealand Green Building Council - NZGBC Future Thinker Finalist 2026!

Held in Tāmaki Makaurau on Tuesday evening as part of the Green Property Summit 2026, the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) Awards celebrated the young leaders, researchers, and innovators driving meaningful change across Aotearoa New Zealand's property and construction sectors.

William co-founded the Bio-Based Building Network (BBBN), advocating for bio-based and natural building materials in Aotearoa, and has written publicly on natural material construction for Newsroom and spoken at the NZIA Natural Materials Seminar. His work bridges technical construction knowledge with a push for regenerative, low-toxicity, locally produced materials, grounded in kaitiakitanga and local economic benefit. This combination of hands-on industry experience, research, and advocacy led to his selection as a finalist for the NZGBC Future Thinker of the Year 2026 award.

William is a valued member of the MHA team, and his contribution to a range of projects has been significant. We are delighted to support his broader interests in the industry and the wider profession. Ka Pai Tō Mahi William!👏

12/08/2026

We are excited to be part of this vital project and to contribute to something that will make a meaningful difference for the Pōneke community. Ngā mihi nui DCM Wellington!

A huge thank you to our amazing friends over at McKenzie Higham Architects who are donating their skills to re-design our courtyard.

We are blown away by this generosity and cannot wait to see what they come up with.

This is an upgrade we have been dreaming of for many years that is finally finding its feet. Keep an eye on our social media to see updates as this project gets off the ground x

Ngā mihi nui to the McKenzie Higham team.

29/07/2026

The beginning of Term 3 marked another significant milestone in Onslow College's redevelopment journey. The dawn blessing for the College's two newest MHA designed facilities: Pipinui, the new sports and health hub, and Ngutu Kākā, the remodelled and altered wharekai and staff amenities building, took place on a beautiful, still winter morning.

Acknowledgements:
Onslow College - Johnsonville, Wellington, Ministry of Education NZ, Maycroft Construction - Pipinui Block, Watts & Hughes - Ngutu Kākā Block, Clendon Burns & Park Ltd - Structural Engineer, Stantec - Mechanical & Hydraulic, BlackYARD - Electrical, Pattle Delamore Partners - Civil, Tetra Tech Coffey - Geotech, TorqueIP - ICT, Holmes Construction - Fire
Amongst others, Ngā mihi nui!

The beginning of Term 3 marked another significant milestone in Onslow College's redevelopment journey.

21/07/2026

It was an honour to attend the dawn blessing and formal opening of Waimarie at Tauhara College Taupo earlier this month.

Acknowledgements:
Ministry of Education NZ, Livingstone Building NZ, Clendon Burns & Park, Holmes Construction, Cosgroves Stantec, McKenzie & Co, Boffa Miskel Ltd, Torque Logic, Torlesse Ltd, Acoustic Engineering Services Ltd, AY Consulting, Coorderly, Frequency, and Maltbys amongst others. 🙌🙌

It was an honour to attend the dawn blessing of the AT Block’s formal opening earlier this month.

09/07/2026

Mānawatia a Matariki! ✨Wishing everyone a safe and warm weekend with time to reflect, enjoy kai and plan ahead together with your loved ones✨🧡from the team at MHA!

01/07/2026

Hutt Valley High School’s long-awaited new creative technology hub opened late May with an early morning blessing and great anticipation for the new learning spaces. Acknowledgement to our collaborators Hawkins, Holmes (Structural & Fire), Tetratech Coffey, Robert Bird Group, AY Consulting, Cosgroves, Black YARD, TorqueIP, Human Dynamo Workshop & AES.

Hutt Valley High School’s long-awaited new creative technology hub opened with an early morning blessing and great anticipation for the new learning spaces.

25/06/2026

Farewell Mark! After 26 years, having co-founded MHA with Callum in 1999, Mark is packing up his drawing board and heading off on new adventures.

Farewell Mark! After 26 years, having co-founded MHA with Callum in 1999, Mark is packing up his drawing board and heading off on new adventures.

23/06/2026

Congratulations to Elizabeth Cox for winning the BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction last month, for her book "Mr Ward's Map: Victorian Wellington Street by Street". McKenzie Higham Architects is proud to have provided sponsorship for this impressive project that traces the surveyor Thomas Ward's detailed map of Wellington created in 1891...

Congratulations to Elizabeth Cox for winning the BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction for her book "Mr Ward's Map: Victorian Wellington Street by Street"