{"id":51068,"date":"2011-12-05T19:22:09","date_gmt":"2011-12-06T00:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=51068"},"modified":"2011-12-05T19:22:09","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T00:22:09","slug":"hobbits-elude-us-but-we-get-to-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2011\/12\/05\/51068-hobbits-elude-us-but-we-get-to-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Hobbits elude us, but we get to set"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"Reporter Ian Allen on a Hobbit hunt: The Pelorus River, 60 kilometres west of Blenheim, features in a scene from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, showing barrels plunging down the scenic waterway during a perilous journey undertaken by Bilbo Baggins and the dwarfs.<\/p>\n

Just like Elmer Fudd on the prowl for pesky wabbits, I headed to Pelorus Bridge on Friday in search of hobbits.<\/p>\n

Being armed with Marlborough Express photographer Ben Curran, instead of Elmer’s preferred shotgun, was all that separated me from the hapless hunter.<\/p>\n

We had received a tipoff from a source that hobbit activity had escalated in recent days as Peter Jackson’s production company 3 Foot 7 prepared the location for 10 days of filming starting from today. More..<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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