Comments for Eye of the Fish

Comment on What to do with a Used city by Nemo

Nemo — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:28:54 +0000

Much as I would like to be going up to Whanganui for next week / weekend, I’m unable to do so. Is anyone going up from Wellington who would like to report back ?

Comment on What to do with a Used city by nemo

nemo — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:49:33 +0000

there is a family of Sea-monkeys?! Oh happy day, that takes me back instantly to the rear page of Comics in the 70s, where you could send away for a packet of Sea-monkeys – just add water and watch them come to life….

I never did, despite being tempted – glad to see that you must have…

Comment on What to do with a Used city by Seamonkey Madness

Seamonkey Madness — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:01:37 +0000

Whanganui surprised me when we visited as a family a few years ago.
Lovely heritage, and vibrancy when there are people passionate about it, e.g. Durie Hill tunnel and elevator.

So much potential, but it really is more lovely than it is given credit for.

Comment on What to do with a Used city by nemo

nemo — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:47:33 +0000

Only about 5 times….

Comment on What to do with a Used city by starkive

starkive — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:16:26 +0000

I’m impressed that you have a tag for “slaughterhouse”. Use it often?

Comment on Robot wars, Clone wars, Clown wars by nemo

nemo — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:55:38 +0000

And yet another…
https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/361044648/streamer-hosts-dancing-robot-live-broadcast-it-does-not-go-well

Hilarious, except to the guy who gets a punch to the ….. no, you find out – have a look first !

Comment on Robot wars, Clone wars, Clown wars by Seamonkey Madness

Seamonkey Madness — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:12:42 +0000

In reply to Alan.

It will keep weapons development at budget forefront of the big players.
Next off the shelf will be mini-EMP devices to shut down the mobile killing units in their tracks.

And then anti-EMP shielding.

And then anti-EMP shield jammers…

And so on ad infinitum until we have used up all the planet’s resources to see who has the biggest balls, i.e. for no good reason at all.

Comment on Terrible building avoided by Greenwelly

Greenwelly — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:09:55 +0000

In reply to YT.

New Apartments are not going anywhere as long as the City’s population keeps declining, The significant rise in both Rates and Insurance makes high rise ownership in the CBD an expensive proposition and it a very big factor in pushing developments out to areas such as Kilbirnie and Karori….

Additionally the fact that chunks of Courtenay place/Manners street are full of rough sleepers will not be helping the “vibe” of inner city living…

Comment on Terrible building avoided by YT

YT — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:20:27 +0000

This narrow site and design is more suited to a hotel rather than affordable housing. A bit of a kick in the guts for the new District Plan that McNulty etc. championed so hard for but so far has not delivered (See Arlington plans).

Comment on Terrible building avoided by nemo

nemo — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:36:54 +0000

In reply to Seamonkey Madness.

Yep. And this design obviously suffers from the problem that it is long and skinny – and clearly already has buildings on either side – with potentially worse to come if the neighbours also redevelop. I for the life of me cannot figure out why the developer would have opted to go down this route.