NZ gets Hobbit fever over world premiere of film
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="countdown">countdown</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begun">begun</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> 50 <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="Wellington">Wellington</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spotlight">spotlight</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="premiere">premiere</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hobbit">Hobbit</span>: <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Unexpected">Unexpected</span> <span word="Journey">Journey</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="showcase">showcase</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artisan">artisan</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paraphernalia">paraphernalia</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smallfolk">smallfolk</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Wellington">Wellington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="much">much</span>- <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="premiere">premiere</span>, <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Celia">Celia</span> <span word="Wade">Wade</span>-<span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="renamed">renamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span>, <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="postmarks">postmarks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="masthead">masthead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Wellington">Wellington</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="innovative">innovative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thriving">thriving</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wade">Wade</span>-<span word="Brown">Brown</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="integral">integral</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fantasy">fantasy</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="J">J</span>.<span word="R">R</span>.<span word="R">R</span>. <span word="Tolkien">Tolkien</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="premiere">premiere</span>, <span word="Wellington">Wellington</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Wade">Wade</span>-<span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> <span word="Dravitski">Dravitski</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wingnut">Wingnut</span> <span word="Films">Films</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Embassy">Embassy</span> <span word="Theatre">Theatre</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trilogy">trilogy</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shown">shown</span>.</p><p><span word="Wellington">Wellington</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> 1.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> ($900,000) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="November">November</span> 28<span word="th">th</span> <span word="premiere">premiere</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fitting">fitting</span> <span word="venue">venue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Wellington">Wellington</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="filmed">filmed</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>.</p>
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