Aaron sends in his latest vlog from New Zealand: Not much is happening to report here, but there is a snippet that might be of Interest. It’s about a Valley of Tolkien Names near the town of Karamea. Continue reading “New Zealand Vlog Post”
Category: New Zealand
Trueogre sends along these scans from the latest issue of Empire Magazine, take look! Continue reading “Empire Magazine Talks Viggo, PJ & LOTR!”
Ataahua writes: At an aerodrome in Masterton, Peter Jackson tested new camera technology with the help of a life-size replica British bomber. “We are not shooting any scenes that are project specific; this is about just keeping up with technology and trying new things,” he said.
During my association with TheOneRing.net I have often felt very fortunate to know great people and be in great places. Sometimes I have been lucky enough to have my camera along.
Out of that vast TORn photo library that includes digital images, and old scratched negitives, I put a few images together with some music from Arjan Kiel, (with thanks to fan film ‘Born of Hope,’) to pay tribute to the whole community of TheOneRing.net.
Click on the small triangle to play and to see the best fullscreen version, click on the box at the far right.
From The Southland Times: Aaron Nicholson should not be too disappointed that the New Zealand Geographic Board has rejected his suggestion to rename a stretch of the Waiau River to reflect its use as a location for the movie trilogy Lord of the Rings, writes The Southland Times in an editorial. After all, he has joined the vaunted company of Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws in questioning decisions of the board. And let’s be plain that his request was a longshot. At best. What’s in a name?
The battle for Middle-earth has been lost after a bid to rename a small section of a scenic river that featured in a Lord of the Rings film was declined by the New Zealand Geographic Board. Fiordland motorcamp operator Aaron Nicholson had proposed that a two-kilometre stretch of the Waiau River between Lakes Manapouri and Te Anau be renamed Anduin Reach. The area doubled as the Anduin River in Fellowship of the Ring, with cast members floating downstream in elfin boats. Fight for Rings river name lost