Wellington's latest building disaster

[Bald Eagle]

The new Wellington airport construction (http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3822769/Wellington-Airports-distinctive-pumpkins-taking-shape)adding another reason to avoid the place.

[Smiff-ta]

A beehive and now pumpkins! Awesome.

[wysper]

man, thats nothing compared to the ugly concrete boxes the build in the 'Tron.

[MattRSK]

whinge whinge whinge.......... jog off.

[SMOKEU]

That's another classic example where the government is wasting tax payer money for their own greed. Copper certainly ain't cheap these days.

[Number One]

Copper certainly ain't cheap these days.

Indeed - goes missing from building sites allt he time....I wonder how many zeros worth they got down there...anyone got a truck and a strong back wanna go 50/50 with me?

[JR1]

That's another classic example where the government is wasting tax payer money for their own greed. Copper certainly ain't cheap these days.

its almost like its some kind of game to see who can fool tax payers the best.

Mr key- " hey guys lets build the most ridiculous airport terminal we can get away with, shit what about a pumpkin lol??"

[Spearfish]

Seems it only take a one sentence proposal from a small island and the money could be yours...

http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/labour-questions-funding-pacific-agency-3593237

[Jonathan]

That money could have been much better spent erecting a giant gold statue of Peter Jackson hand in hand with Terry Serepisos standing atop a giant rugby ball embossed with Kiwiana such as silver ferns, jandals, gumboots, buzzy bees and Blanket Man.

[rustyrobot]

GOOD GOD NO! That would be tacky!!
It would have to be in silver.

[MacD]

That's another classic example where the government is wasting tax payer money for their own greed. Copper certainly ain't cheap these days.

Just a minor point, but Wellington Airport (http://www.wellington-airport.co.nz/html/business/shareholders.php) is owned by Intratil (http://www.infratil.com/). I suggest you take up your complaint with its shareholders (http://www.nzx.com/markets/NZSX/IFT).

[SMOKEU]

Just a minor point, but Wellington Airport (http://www.wellington-airport.co.nz/html/business/shareholders.php) is owned by Intratil (http://www.infratil.com/). I suggest you take up your complaint with its shareholders (http://www.nzx.com/markets/NZSX/IFT).

I stand corrected.

[Mully]

Just a minor point, but Wellington Airport (http://www.wellington-airport.co.nz/html/business/shareholders.php) is owned by Intratil (http://www.infratil.com/). I suggest you take up your complaint with its shareholders (http://www.nzx.com/markets/NZSX/IFT).

Oy! Stop stopping people blaming the gummint.

Killjoy

[marty]

I work at airports, and I think Wellington is going to be fucking cool. Someone with balls stood up and said - let's do something different.

[rustyrobot]

Someone with balls stood up and said - let's do something different.

Someone with balls stood up and said - let's do something that looks like my balls

[blackdog]

Interesting they say the copper will weather.

It would be cool if it turned green (the copper top of the beehive was supposed to but never did).



http://www.orangecountychoppers.com/cms/default/assets/Image/Motorcycles/liberty_lg.jpg

[pete376403]

Seems it only take a one sentence proposal from a small island and the money could be yours...

http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/labour-questions-funding-pacific-agency-3593237

All of the info about this agency is on a file somewhere - but because no-one wanted to ask for a PEDA file it was never investigated.

[Elysium]

This is why "artists" should never have anything to do with projects like this.

[Gremlin]

wassa bet they just end up with another building where they don't like its nickname :D