Bish vs the numpties

Chris Bishop announced:

The derelict and unsafe Gordon Wilson Flats in Wellington will lose its protected heritage status and become eligible for demolition through an amendment to the Resource Management Act (RMA) in the coming weeks, RMA Reform and Housing Minister Chris Bishop says.

“The Gordon Wilson Flats were used as social housing until 2012, when an engineer’s report showed the building was so unsafe that large slabs of the concrete exterior could come off in an earthquake or even a strong wind. The building has sat vacant since then, becoming more dangerous and more of an eyesore every year,” Mr Bishop says.

99% of Wellingtonians will cheer this news. The flats are horrific.

But amazingly Heritage New Zealand is upset. The Herald reports:

Heritage New Zealand has condemned the Government’s decision to remove protection for a derelict housing block, saying the building is “part of Wellington’s social and architectural landscape”.

They are part of the landscape, but in the same way a giant turd would be.