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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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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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Kainga No More
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- The Luxon-lead government continues its attack on anything that the Labour Party ever managed to do, with the release today of news about the Kainga...
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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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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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Let’s go solar
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- What a curious government we have at present, full of balls, bald heads and bravado, but not much in the brains department. There are many...
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Mr Penk, Parliament, and pandering to Practitioners
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- Following on from the last post (different tune to the Last Post, if you know what I mean), as promised, I went along to Parliament...
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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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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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Khandallah’s new mega-development
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- Wellington has long been nicknamed the “mini-Manhattan” for its shimmering high-rises sitting on the edge of the harbour. Recent changes to the District Plan will...
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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. I...
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Advertising ruins everything
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- With the announcement of TV3 killing off Newshub, it makes transparent the sad fact that we have all known for some time, namely that advertising...
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We live in a Utopia
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- Utopia !!! What’s not to like? It’s clearly not a Dystopia – it’s a YOU topia. Cool. Just thought that I might leave this here:
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Independent Commissioner Panel Report Debacle
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- The time is ripe – the end is near. Gradually, slowly, the Independent Commissioners are releasing their Reports onto the interwebbies, and very slowly, a...
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War for Wellington
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- A quick link in here for anyone that is interested but as yet have not seen: The SpinOff has announced a War for Wellington, which...
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Courtenay Precinct ‘Plan’
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- Hi there – and welcome to 2024, albeit I’m a month late. Reasons: sunshine, weather, fishing, aged parents, and a complete inability to get anything...
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Joy to the World
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- Watching TV with aged relatives over the last few days, as that is what they still do, it became obvious to me what a miserable...
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Let’s Get Something Something
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- It’s been a curious start to a new Government and a curious end to an old year. 2023 – don’t want to see that one...
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Garage building
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- Enough of politics – let’s get back to building. Although building is itself a political act (read Henri Lefebvre for explanation) and our attitude towards...
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