Director Peter Jackson has performed his own mission of mercy by buying a historic Wellington chapel, valued at $10 million, to save it from the clutches of property developers. In May, the Sisters of Mercy applied to have the 83-year-old Our Lady of the Star of the Sea chapel removed from Wellington City Council’s list of heritage buildings — and announced plans to put the 1.35-hectare site up for sale. The plans sparked an outcry from Seatoun residents, including Jackson, who were concerned the property would be bulldozed to make way for townhouses. Sisters of Mercy congregation leader Sister Denise Fox told The Dominion Post the order received an unsolicited approach from Jackson and his partner, Fran Walsh, in late July. [More]
Category: New Zealand
TheOneRing.net’s very own Garfeimao has some intriguing updates for all those interested in going on the Middle-earth Cruise! She just found out that the cabin prices for all other passengers have skyrocketed, but not the ones set aside for us Ringers. Read the full details through the following link and check out the complete details of TheOneRing.net’s and Red Carpet Tours Cruise of Middle-earth! [Cruise Update] [Complete Cruise Details]
We are now happy to present you with the complete details about TheOneRing.net and Red Carpet Tours exciting cruise of MIddle-earth. Click on the following link to learn how you can join in the fun! [Cruise Details]
Multiple Oscar-winner Weta Workshop will be key to Tourism New Zealand’s new campaign to promote the country to overseas tourists. Animated images of Maui hauling the North Island from the sea have been devised by Richard Taylor’s creative artists to re-launch the 100% New Zealand campaign. [More]
TheOneRing.net and Red Carpet Tours is celebrating the 5th anniversary of the release of The Return of the King with a cruise to where it all began. Be among the first to join us on Celebrity’s Millenium as she sails for 14 nights from Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney, Australia, leaving on November 23, 2008. Red Carpet Tours has customized a Pre-Cruise tour for us and come up with several day-long excursions to LOTR filming locations reachable from the ship. We want to know if you are interested in this cruise, so please click on the following link for more details. [Details]
Menelwalasse writes: I’m not sure if this is of any interest to you but….I have recieved an email from Raewyn James from Red Carpet Tours.
“We went to Waitarere on the way to Wellington and the whole forest of trees had been cut down !!! We were shocked ! No sign of a track where the elves were leaving Lothlorien any more, or where Arwen saw the vision of her son. Gone ! Lost. Wiped out ! The June Tour was the last to see it !!” – Raewyn
My friend and I were in the June ’07 Fellowship for Red Carpet Tours and it was beautiful there. I’m sad to hear it is gone now.