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Granny Flats
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- I think that I last heard the phrase “Granny Flat” used way back in the 1970s, before the term PC had been invented. But it...
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Lambton Nine-Nine
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- Another week, another week of chronic stupidity from the Council. It seems hard to fathom, given the amount of flack that Tory has weathered over...
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Khandallah Nine-Nine, Aro Nine-Nine, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
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- I couldn’t decide what to call the post today, as events seem to cover all the options available to us. Things in the city seem...
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Begonia House, Serpentine Way, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Camouflage cladding
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- There is a movement that is growing rapidly, for reasons unknown, that is slowly colouring our urban outlook. It reminds me of the old adage...
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Tunnels not helping
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- I must confess that yesterday I laughed considerably and quite loudly, at the report that Simpleton Brown received, informing him that spending a billion or...
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Can I speak to the Architect?
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- The world is a silly place at the moment, with an over-inflated orange sock puppet stealing the airwaves far too much at present, so I...
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Brutalist vs Brutalism
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- Like the rest of the Wellington Architectural Cognoscenti, I went to a special Architectural Centre showing of The Brutalist in the weekend, because I do...
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American Carnage
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- Carnage. American Carnage, to be specific. That’s what DJ Rump announced eight years ago to the day, and what he will deliver in buckets over...
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Reading
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- What a great way to start off 2025, with the sale of Reading cinema to Prime Property. That’s the best news Wellington could have, outside...
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Courtenay Central (abandoned), Clock Park, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Bus stops with gardens on top or fixing the pipes?
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- So, this is the way we are going to end the year then, is it? Not talking about Jesus or Santa, but talking about whether...
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Redevelop Karori
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- Today, the Eye of the Fish goes West, to the deepest darkest reaches of known civilisation within the burgh of Welly, to visit the Kapital...
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Karori, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mounting up on Victoria
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- And so it starts. Fears of the Mt Victoria Residents Association, much bandied about as the end of the world, have now actually been put...
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Westbourne House, Westbourne Grove, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Tōitu te Tiriti hikoi
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- That was energising – and deeply moving. I’ve just come back from the Hikoi – and I feel more Māori than ever before. Yes, I’m...
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Saving Whanau
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- Statement from Wellington Mayor Tory WhanauToday I met with Councillors to further discuss our Long-Term Plan amendment in the lead up to official deliberations on...
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Bridge to Nowhere
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- I’m probably going to lose a few friends over this, but I don’t think the City to Sea Bridge is worth trying to save. As...
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City to Sea Bridge, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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On the Books
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- Everybody likes an award. Oscars, Turners, Pritzkers, Bookers, Emmys, Tonys, Baftas, Goftas, Tuis and Taites. The Guardian has just reported on one many of you...
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The Mystery of the Vibrating Apartment Building
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- Oh dear. That’s awkward. Twas a weekend of weird events and catastrophes. First we had one fifth of our Navy hit a snag – searching...
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Fast Track Bishop
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- Say what you like about Bishop (and I do), but he is fast. Very fast in fact, and not really caring about the ethics or...
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The Life and Death of Great New Zealand Cities
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- There’s been a lot of talk about the death of Wellington ever since John Key opened his cat-flap back in 2013. “Wellington is dying” he...
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Te Ngākau Civic Square
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- This is what the Council were discussing last week Te Ngākau Update Council Briefing – September 2024 Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience – Key Approaches:...
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Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Five and a half BILLION on potholes
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- Five and a half BILLION on potholes. There, I’ve said it again. Barmy. The Minister looks like a schoolboy and appears to have an obsession...
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Paris beckons
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- Like many of you, I woke early on Saturday morning to watch the start of the Olympic Games in Paris. Sunny pink sky down here...
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H1 or Undone?
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- Apologies for the absence – I’m been busy / away / unwell / take your pick. I just have worn myself out and can’t stand...
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Arch Centre AGM
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- You may be interested in this, which is on in 2 days time from now. Yes, there is the AGM of the Architectural Centre, but...
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Last-ditch bid to save fantastic Modernist building
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- A group fighting to keep the Gordon Wilson Flats from being demolished, despite the building having sat empty for years, has come up with a...
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Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Brown = sheer stupidity
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- I honestly did think this was a belated April Fools prank, yes indeed. I mean, a long tunnel, under Wellington, going from the Terrace tunnel...
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Winston: Exterminate! Exterminate!
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- I’d love to have a real life conversation with Luxo right now – to see if he is regretting his decision to get into bed...
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Ngakau Nui
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- So, finally today we had the news that we all knew was going to happen one day – that the Pink Council building (WCC’s CAB)...
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Wellington Housing
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- So, a decision has been made by the Councillors of the WCC – let’s hope it was the right call. I’m not jumping for joy,...
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Is a Prime Minster Entitled to a Nice House?
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- There’s been a lot about this house in the news recently – both the paper kind of news, and the TV kind of news. May as well get my news from proper news sources while they exist, seeing as it sounds like soon nothing is going to exist in the news world. What will we do when 3News and OneNews are ditched, and Stuff has gone bust again? Its hard enough to even buy a paper these days, as increasingly nowhere sells them. What do we do in the future – just make up our own news as we go? Seems to be working fine for some people! Anyway, THIS is the house in question:
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Premier House, 260, Tinakori Road, Paekākā, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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