News for Apr. 19, 2004

Oscar triumphs fail to give NZ that global clout

4/19/04, 5:08 am EST - leo

When it comes to film-making New Zealand is well and truly on the map but it will take some serious petitioning before it makes it onto the globe - at Universal Studios. When tourists arrive from all over the world the first thing they see at the Universal Studios in Los Angeles is a huge replica of the world. The globe is very impressive but has one problem - New Zealand is missing and despite pleas from an expat Kiwi, Universal appears to have no plans to put it there. [More]