https://wellington.gen.nz/eye-of-the-fish Eye of the Fish newsitems https://eyeofthefish.org/windy-the-pooh/ Here is some Wellington weather, coming up-country now, bump, bump, bump, on the back bay, behind our merry Airport. It is, as far as we... architecture blogs Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/windy-the-pooh/ Eye of the Fish 2026-02-25T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/pip-cheshire/ I’m really saddened to hear of the unfortunately early demise of Pip Cheshire – one of the nicest, and best architects in the land. He... architecture blogs Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/pip-cheshire/ Eye of the Fish 2026-02-11T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/ikea-akl/ Although summer has only just now kicked off properly, having been stuck in bad-weather hell for weeks, the Eye of the Fish did manage to... architecture blogs Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/ikea-akl/ Eye of the Fish 2026-02-10T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/cold-shell-and-te-ngakau/ Because I am a glutton for punishment, I sat down and watched the entire WCC Council sub-committee meeting recently, on the discussion around Te Ngakau... wcc government architecture blogs Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/cold-shell-and-te-ngakau/ Eye of the Fish 2026-01-29T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/whats-your-suburb-height/ And we’re back, for another year, or more, and it is still raining in Wellington. News today from Auckland is that they are once again... architecture blogs Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/whats-your-suburb-height/ Eye of the Fish 2026-01-15T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/2026-is-here-were-18-years-old/ Seems incredible to think of, but the Eye of the Fish has reached it’s eighteenth birthday! Apparently this blog was started in 2008 and it... architecture blogs Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/2026-is-here-were-18-years-old/ Eye of the Fish 2026-01-08T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/gone-fishing-2/ It’s that time of the year again, where the Fish hangs up it’s byeline and heads to the beach for some rest and recreation. Thank... architecture blogs Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/gone-fishing-2/ Eye of the Fish 2025-12-24T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/wellington-city-plan-2026/ Patrick Reynolds posted a wonderful tribute to Auckland and it’s glowing future on the Greater Auckland website today – and I have to agree with... architecture blogs Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/wellington-city-plan-2026/ Eye of the Fish 2025-12-15T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/more-professional-than-you-fat-man/ The NZIA Resene APL National Awards for Architecture were announced to the world last week in Christchurch, arguably the newest city on the planet, and... architecture blogs Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/more-professional-than-you-fat-man/ Eye of the Fish 2025-11-27T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/looking-at-alternative-basin-solutions/ So far, it appears that the proposed new solution – the “final solution” – to the traffic woes of inner-city Wellington have not been that... architecture blogs Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/looking-at-alternative-basin-solutions/ Eye of the Fish 2025-11-24T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/here-we-go-again/ Unfortunately, not a post on the OK brilliant dance band and video “Here It Goes Again” but instead we launch back into commentary on the... architecture blogs Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/here-we-go-again/ Eye of the Fish 2025-11-17T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/grand-egyptian-museum/ Over the last weekend the world was treated to something that has been a long time coming. The opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum –... architecture blogs Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/grand-egyptian-museum/ Eye of the Fish 2025-11-04T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/empire-and-death-star/ Star Wars, Return of the Jedi, The Empire Strikes Back, and Rogue One – there are so many parallels with the current Rump administration, and... architecture blogs Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/empire-and-death-star/ Eye of the Fish 2025-10-28T00:00:00Z 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/no-kings/ Events of the weekend have left me in a slightly more positive mood than before, as at last there are some signs of moral rectitude... architecture blogs Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/no-kings/ Eye of the Fish 2025-10-19T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/documenti-architettura/ We seem to be increasing our density, but so far have made a bit of a cock-up of most of the apartment block scene in... architecture blogs Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/documenti-architettura/ Eye of the Fish 2025-10-13T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/the-worlds-worst-architecture/ I know that we might not live in the world’s most sophisticated architectural arena down here at the arse end of the world, but this... architecture blogs Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/the-worlds-worst-architecture/ Eye of the Fish 2025-10-07T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/seismic-changes/ It is absolutely fantastic that Minister Chris Penk (and others? Bish?) have listened to the people and proposed to do something about the terrible mess... architecture blogs Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/seismic-changes/ Eye of the Fish 2025-10-01T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/2025-council-election-things/ Although I proposed to retire from the post of official Fish, it seems that the Eye of the Fish lingers on. We’ve had a couple... architecture blogs Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/2025-council-election-things/ Eye of the Fish 2025-09-15T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/youve-got-to-be-bloody-kidding-me/ RNZ News headline today: “Govt spends $10m to fix national war memorial bells, fires only person who can play” The government spent over $10 million... earthquake-strengthening architecture blogs Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/youve-got-to-be-bloody-kidding-me/ Eye of the Fish 2025-08-29T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/new-fish-needed/ Sorry team – my willpower to write is gone. Too much death and tragedy in the world and not enough caring about the architecture around... architecture blogs Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/new-fish-needed/ Eye of the Fish 2025-08-27T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/gordon-goneburger/ It is deeply sad and rather ironic that the day that the submissions for the Gordon Wilson Housing Scholarship close wth NZIA, the Minister of... gordon-wilson heritagebuildings localhistory architecture blogs Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/gordon-goneburger/ Eye of the Fish 2025-06-17T00:00:00Z -41.29099615 174.77030768862403 Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://eyeofthefish.org/music-underground/ Welcome back – yes, I’ve been away, but now I’m back and so welcome back to the readers – if anyone returns with me. There... architecture blogs Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/music-underground/ Eye of the Fish 2025-06-06T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/albemarle-rises-again/ It has been a long time coming, and at times I doubted that it would ever happen, but the scaffolding is down at last and... heritagebuildings localhistory architecture blogs Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/albemarle-rises-again/ Eye of the Fish 2025-05-20T00:00:00Z -41.2932469 174.77527484161675 Albemarle Building, Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://eyeofthefish.org/rip-sir-robert/ So, Sir Bob Jones has passed away, and the news media is full of tales of politics and drama, speeding tickets and airline alternatives, being... architecture blogs Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/rip-sir-robert/ Eye of the Fish 2025-05-05T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/catholic-gilt-trip/ Rest in Peace Francis. Rest in Peace Jorge Mario Bergoglio. While I really wanted to call this post “Is the Pope a Catholic (woman)?” that... architecture blogs Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/catholic-gilt-trip/ Eye of the Fish 2025-04-26T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/granny-flats/ 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... architecture blogs Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/granny-flats/ Eye of the Fish 2025-04-07T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/lambton-nine-nine/ 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... architecture blogs Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/lambton-nine-nine/ Eye of the Fish 2025-03-18T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/khandallah-nine-nine-aro-nine-nine-brooklyn-nine-nine/ 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... brooklyn khandallah begonia-house places architecture blogs Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/khandallah-nine-nine-aro-nine-nine-brooklyn-nine-nine/ Eye of the Fish 2025-03-12T00:00:00Z -41.2808403719463 174.76908004140702 Begonia House, Serpentine Way, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6012, New Zealand https://eyeofthefish.org/camouflage-cladding/ 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... architecture blogs Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/camouflage-cladding/ Eye of the Fish 2025-02-28T00:00:00Z