Eye of the Fish
We are a fledgling blog that was created to continue the legacy of Tom Beard’s superb WellUrban. Our aim is to further discourse on Wellington’s urban environment, as well to as report on the other aspects of life in the capital. Tom has set certainly high standards for us, and we wish him all the best in his new position.
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RONS are back in town
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- 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....
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No Kings
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- 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...
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Documenti Architettura
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- 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...
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The World’s Worst Architecture
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- 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...
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Seismic changes
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- 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...
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2025 Council Election things
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- 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...
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You’ve got to be bloody kidding me!
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- 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...
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New Fish needed
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- Sorry team – my willpower to write is gone. Too much death and tragedy in the world and not enough caring about the architecture around...
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Gordon Goneburger?
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- 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...
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Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Music Underground
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- 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...
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Albemarle rises again
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- 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...
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Albemarle Building, Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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RIP Sir Robert
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- 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...
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Catholic gilt trip
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- 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...
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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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