https://wellington.gen.nz/eye-of-the-fish+issues Items tagged with Eye of the Fish and Issues. https://eyeofthefish.org/rons-are-back-in-town/ My fledgling tender buds that started to like Chris Bishop and think that he may have a brain in his body have been trampled on.... townbelt issues architecture blogs Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/rons-are-back-in-town/ Eye of the Fish 2025-10-21T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/mounting-up-on-victoria/ 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... townbelt mountvictoria issues places architecture blogs Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/mounting-up-on-victoria/ Eye of the Fish 2024-12-05T00:00:00Z -41.2981698 174.78855631158194 Westbourne House, Westbourne Grove, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://eyeofthefish.org/wellington-housing/ 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,... wcc housing government issues architecture blogs Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/wellington-housing/ Eye of the Fish 2024-03-15T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/shells-not-shelly/ Talk about a NewsFlash ! Wow – the Shelly Bay development, that no-one seemed to like or want, has just been cancelled. Not postponed, or... shelly-bay issues architecture blogs Fri, 01 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/shells-not-shelly/ Eye of the Fish 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z -41.2952851 174.8193465 Shelly Bay, Shelly Bay Road, Maupuia, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://eyeofthefish.org/accommodation-providers/ A timely and interesting post from the WCC, showing a list of relevant accommodation providers, that may or may not have issues similar to the Loafer’s Lodge, which, as we all know, tragically burnt down and killed people. No one wants a repeat of that sordid mess, and so the great thing is that the WCC are being pro-active and trying to get ahead of the game here. Here’s a link to Scoop’s post – curiously I have not seen it on Stuff Post yet. lofers issues architecture blogs Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/accommodation-providers/ Eye of the Fish 2023-06-23T00:00:00Z -41.30675325 174.77771609063285 Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://eyeofthefish.org/arson-or-accident/ There’s a depressing familiarity with the news of the destruction by fire of the sawtooth roofed buildings at Shelly Bay. It is the classic “accident”... shelly-bay issues architecture blogs Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/arson-or-accident/ Eye of the Fish 2023-06-07T00:00:00Z -41.2952851 174.8193465 Shelly Bay, Shelly Bay Road, Maupuia, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://eyeofthefish.org/loafers-lodge-fire/ It is a pretty sad day to be writing – and we all know what about. Just over 36 hours ago, a building in Newtown... newtown lofers places issues architecture blogs Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/loafers-lodge-fire/ Eye of the Fish 2023-05-17T00:00:00Z -41.30675325 174.77771609063285 Loafers Lodge, 160, Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://eyeofthefish.org/three-storeys/ Interesting news drop today with regards to a sudden bi-partisan agreement to densify our cities, announced with a decent amount of fanfare and ensuing excitement... housing issues architecture blogs Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/three-storeys/ Eye of the Fish 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/new-housing-policy/ Fascinating to see the hubbub over the announcements today from Labour of a revised policy over housing sales. housing issues architecture blogs Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/new-housing-policy/ Eye of the Fish 2021-03-23T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/motu-kairangi/ Unless you’ve been living under a rock in the harbour, like a giant Taniwha, you will be aware that the developer’s proposal for Shelly Bay has been a bit controversial over the past few years. shelly-bay issues architecture blogs Tue, 15 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/motu-kairangi/ Eye of the Fish 2020-09-15T00:00:00Z -41.2952851 174.8193465 Shelly Bay, Shelly Bay Road, Maupuia, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://eyeofthefish.org/sha-central/ OK – so today we have a look at the remaining sections of the Special Housing Accord areas, based in and around the central part of Wellington. planning housing issues architecture blogs Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/sha-central/ Eye of the Fish 2014-09-11T00:00:00Z http://eyeofthefish.org/sha-kilbirnie/ As noted yesterday, there is also to be a SHA for Kilbirnie. kilbirnie housing places issues architecture blogs Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/sha-kilbirnie/ Eye of the Fish 2014-09-10T00:00:00Z -41.3166456 174.7980932 Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa http://eyeofthefish.org/square/ Submissions are due to the WCC on Monday 5 November 2012, regarding proposals for the Design Brief for North Kumutoto (sites 8, 9, 10). Please DO make a submission – otherwise the NIMBYs may stall further work on these sites. wcc planning waterfront consultation government issues places architecture blogs Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/square/ Eye of the Fish 2012-11-03T00:00:00Z http://eyeofthefish.org/caketin-gets-tupperware/ Having only just finished an upgrade of the Westpac Stadium last year, in time for the wugby world cup, it seems odd to me that the Stadium Trust are already talking about their next major upgrade – a complete refurbishment of the stadium inside and out – as shown in the DomPost today. planning stadium sport issues architecture blogs Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/caketin-gets-tupperware/ Eye of the Fish 2012-06-28T00:00:00Z -41.273274 174.787051 Westpac Stadium, Waterloo Quay, Pipitea, Wellington 6011, New Zealand http://eyeofthefish.org/stadium-roof-east/ Following on, in a timely sort of manner, and because the Wellington wind has gone away and left us with some perfect walking / swimming / photo-taking weather, I thought it would be nice to have a look at the roof of the new Indoor Sports Stadium in Wellington. kilbirnie indoorsportscentre places issues architecture blogs Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/stadium-roof-east/ Eye of the Fish 2010-09-23T00:00:00Z -41.3173189425195 174.80162238644002 ASB Sports Centre, Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6022, New Zealand http://eyeofthefish.org/go-directly-to-jail-do-not-pass-go/ This week has been a notably anti-developer week, a nasty bump in the world of property development. crime developments realestate issues architecture blogs Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/go-directly-to-jail-do-not-pass-go/ Eye of the Fish 2010-04-17T00:00:00Z http://eyeofthefish.org/fush-and-chup/ Thanks to a very helpful chap at the Council, we’ve got some more images to show and tell regarding works to the Council Housing Upgrade Project. architecture housing wcc issues government blogs Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/fush-and-chup/ Eye of the Fish 2009-07-29T00:00:00Z http://eyeofthefish.org/affordable-housing/ It’s nice to be able to talk about good things happening in the Wellington architectural market, and the recent announcement in the DomPost about the new replacements for the WCC Regent Park flats is, to me, really good news. housing issues architecture blogs Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/affordable-housing/ Eye of the Fish 2009-07-23T00:00:00Z http://eyeofthefish.org/blow-me-away/ Newsflash: Mill Creek Wind Farm approved, almost all intact - just 2 turbines short of the full picnic. We blogged about it before, back in June last year when it was announced and publicly notified - and we thought that the residents of Ohariu Valley might put up a bigger stink than the residents of nearby Makara did when they were confronted with Project West Wind. makara windfarm places issues architecture blogs Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/blow-me-away/ Eye of the Fish 2009-02-18T00:00:00Z -41.2687515 174.7053988 Makara, Wellington http://eyeofthefish.org/indoor-sports-centre/ The Eye of the Fish has tried to keep away from the whole sorry saga of the Sports Centre, but recent developments deserve a forum for comment. The entire Sports Centre fad has escaped by the Fish, for whom the idea of 12 courts full of screaming netballers sounds more like a living hell than a place we’d ever want to go to. Apparently even 12 courts is a small number, claim the supporters, indoorsportscentre issues architecture blogs Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/indoor-sports-centre/ Eye of the Fish 2009-02-09T00:00:00Z -41.3169308 174.8017098 Cobham Park, Wellington http://eyeofthefish.org/icon-get-no-satisfaction/ It has been announced by the Wellington City Council, that following on from the demise of the proposal for a Hilton Hotel, there will be an ideas competition for the end of the Outer T on Queens Wharf: currently home to an old tin shed, as I’m sure you all know. The Hilton-to-be, as you will recall, was vanquished by the continued badgering of the combined forces of Waterfront Watch and the Civic Trust (go Grey Power!), and no one much seems to have mourned its passing (blogged by Philip back in March). The Hilton’s Auckland architects have left town with their tails between their legs, probably destined never to want to return. While details for the competition for the replacement building have not been clarified yet, there’s one thing for sure: there’s going to be a call for it to be Iconic. hilton waterfront issues places architecture blogs Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/icon-get-no-satisfaction/ Eye of the Fish 2008-09-25T00:00:00Z http://eyeofthefish.org/mill-creek-wind-farm/ Mill Creek wind farm is the proposal to build a new wind farm in the Ohariu Valley north west of Wellington, and it borders the other major wind farm project: West Wind, also by Meridian Energy. A self-appointed group of selfish Makara Residents, the “Makara Guardians” led by local Makara resident Jenny Jorgenson tried their hardest to get the West Wind stopped - thankfully they were tossed out in the Environment court. A similar group is also fighting the proposed Mill Creek giant wind turbines, and they’re just as selfish too. windfarm issues architecture blogs Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/mill-creek-wind-farm/ Eye of the Fish 2008-06-11T00:00:00Z -41.200086 174.779325 Ohariu Valley http://eyeofthefish.org/the-hilton-vanishes/ The potential Hilton hotel has had the appeals against its consent upheld, signalling what is likely to be the end of the controversial waterfront proposal. Having started the applications process back in later 2005, the news seems like it will be a decisive blow to the project; although an appeal is possible, it must go through the High Court. architecture hilton waterfront issues places blogs Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/the-hilton-vanishes/ Eye of the Fish 2008-03-15T00:00:00Z http://eyeofthefish.org/a-new-farm-for-ohariu/ It has been confirmed that Meridian Energy plans to build a new wind farm in the Ohariu Valley, with 31 turbines across 4000 hectares. The proposed site is owned by 5 farmers, who banded together in 2002 to negotiate proposals with various energy companies. Talks had stalled over price issues in 2003, but recently an agreement has been reached. Having met with the community last night, it is unclear whether the project will face significant opposition from the local residents. windfarm issues architecture blogs Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://eyeofthefish.org/a-new-farm-for-ohariu/ Eye of the Fish 2008-01-29T00:00:00Z