Lyric Apted writes: I found out about a promotional that the Folklore folk are doing. Last Thursday and for the next two Thursdays, a bunch of knights, wanders and peasants are doing a medieval pub crawl around Wellington. [More]
Category: Old Main News
With Lord of the Rings mania set to take off once again, the largest flying billboard in the world rolled out of the hangar at Auckland Airport. Made up of 360 individual pieces, the 800sq m jigsaw curves around the fuselage and engines of the Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400, and can withstand speeds of up to 1000kph and temperature extremes between -60C and 60C. [More]
Diane writes: My husband and I were also at the Beyond Baroque Poetry reading last night and wanted to share a few of the moments we remember most. It was the first poetry reading I had ever been too, and it was incredible! [More]
There is proof of Wellingtonians’ excitement about the Lord of the Rings premiere. Fans of the trilogy are prepared to shell out $100 dollars just to watch the stars walk by on the red carpet. [More]
FITBA’-MAD actor Billy Boyd has been converted to rugby by Russell Crowe. The Scots star, who plays the hobbit Pippin in the Lord Of The Rings movies, was introduced to the oval ball game while filming with the Aussie Oscar winner in Mexico. [More]
Ohio.com is sponsoring a contest to win tickets to a preview screening of Lord of the Rings: “Show us your hobbit feet! We want to see who’s got the most hobbitlike tootsies around. We’ll judge in five categories: hairiest, prettiest, ugliest, biggest, and just plain weirdest. (No fake fur or other enhancements allowed, by the way — they must be what nature gave you.) [More]