{"id":63930,"date":"2012-10-25T17:42:56","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T22:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=63930"},"modified":"2012-10-25T17:55:49","modified_gmt":"2012-10-25T22:55:49","slug":"gollum-swoops-into-wellington-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/10\/25\/63930-gollum-swoops-into-wellington-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Gollum swoops into Wellington Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_63932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63932\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63932 no-lazyload\" title=\"Gollum is reaching for some nice NZ rainbow trout\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000068-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Gollum is reaching for some nice NZ rainbow trout\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000068-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000068-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000068-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gollum is reaching for some nice NZ rainbow trout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"intro\">A tired but jubilant Weta crew unveiled their new Gollum statue at a press function at Wellington Airport this morning. Working almost around the clock for three days, Gollum was hoisted up overnight to hover over diners at the airport&#8217;s main lounge. The 13m sculpture was designed and produced by Richard Taylor and Weta Workshop supervisors<\/p>\n<p>Rob Gillies and Sarah Morris. Richard made a short speech to thank the team that made the incredibly realistic sculpture &#8211; a testament not only to their talent and hard work, but also to the technology and skills Weta has developed. He also thanked the &#8220;excellent&#8221; team at Wellington Airport, who have been a pleasure to work with in creating something that would bring delight to Wellington&#8217;s visitors. Airport CEO Steve Sanderson said the airport was proud to work with Weta and have such a magnificent sculpture on display. &#8220;Everyone will be amazed when they enter the terminal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown was also there. She confessed to being a true Tolkien fan. &#8220;I was given one of those paperback copies of LOTR for Christmas when I was 12. That was a very, very quiet Christmas as I read my way through those books!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-63930 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000067.jpg' class='no-lazyload'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000067-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail no-lazyload\" alt=\"Gollum in his natural element\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-63931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000067-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000067-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000067-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-63931'>\n\t\t\t\tGollum in his natural element at the airport\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000068.jpg' class='no-lazyload'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000068-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail no-lazyload\" alt=\"Gollum is reaching for some nice NZ rainbow trout\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-63932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000068-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000068-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000068-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-63932'>\n\t\t\t\tGollum is reaching for some nice NZ rainbow trout\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000074.jpg' class='no-lazyload'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000074-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail no-lazyload\" alt=\"Wellington Airport Gollum in closeup\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-63933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000074-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1000074-200x200.jpg 200w, 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