Daily English Show #11 – Wellington To Blenheim (Video)
December 25, 2011 – 7:13 am | 29 Comments

The Daily English Show, an occasional video series, has hit the road traveling through New Zealand in a United Campervan. Today they travel to the beehive (Parliament), Lyall Bay (check out Maranui Cafe review) then …

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THE HOBBIT, Production Video #3 [HD]
July 21, 2011 – 11:48 pm | 23 Comments
THE HOBBIT, Production Video #3 [HD]

Production Video #3 from the set of THE HOBBIT, 21 July 2011. Peter Jackson channels James Bond movies at Pinewood Studios and talks to Andy Serkis, 2nd unit director and many others.
The production is based …

Daily English Show #3 – Taputaputa Bay To Opononi (Video)
May 23, 2011 – 1:24 am | 11 Comments
Daily English Show #3 – Taputaputa Bay To Opononi (Video)

The Daily English Show, an occasional video series, has hit the road traveling through New Zealand in a United Campervan. Today Taputaputa Bay To Opononi on the southern shore of Hokianga Harbour.

Wind in the Willows Woos Wellington
June 22, 2010 – 7:06 am | 26 Comments
Wind in the Willows Woos Wellington

First the hobbits, then Narnia and Tintin, now Toad, Badger, Rat and Mole are to be brought to life by Weta Workshop of ‘Wellywood’ in a big-screen adaptation of The Wind in the …

Boy Drives Classic Tune to Top of Charts (Video)
May 13, 2010 – 8:58 am | 8 Comments
Boy Drives Classic Tune to Top of Charts (Video)

A classic tune is back in the charts after a boost from film-maker Taika Waititi’s latest film and his own video remake of the eighties hit. Patea Māori Club’s original version of Poi E …

Weta Legs – A World First in Costuming and Creature Performance (Video)
April 25, 2010 – 7:14 pm | 10 Comments
Weta Legs – A World First in Costuming and Creature Performance (Video)

Weta Legs are a unique, low profile, professional grade reverse leg stilt for creature and costume performances in movies, television, theatre, circus, street performances and other creative performances.
Something previously reserved for commercial film …

The World in our Own Back Yard (Video)
March 28, 2010 – 5:06 pm | 16 Comments
The World in our Own Back Yard (Video)

Written and directed by Aya Tanimure from the USA. Sweet As was a finalist in the Your Big Break competition a global search for the next great filmmaker. Their task …

Twenty questions with Taika Waititi (Video)
March 19, 2010 – 9:45 pm | 2 Comments
Twenty questions with Taika Waititi (Video)

Director of ‘Eagle vs Shark’ and ‘Boy’ answers some questions posed to him by Damian Christie and Dominic Corry.
Taika has enjoyed some recent success with Boy over taking Sione’s Wedding as the large …

Taika Waititi’s Sundance Appearance (Video)
February 4, 2010 – 9:26 am | 12 Comments

Taika Waititi, director of Flight of the Conchords episodes and Eagle vs Shark among many others shares the stage with “Boy” star James Rolleston at the Sundance 2010 Film Festival. Eagle vs Shark’s genesis was …

Peter Jackson Talks Lovely Bones (Video)
August 14, 2009 – 8:15 pm | 28 Comments

‘Lord of the Rings’ director Peter Jackson talks about his film adaptation of Alice Sebold’s best-selling novel ‘The Lovely Bones.’.

Lovely Bones Trailer (Video)
August 6, 2009 – 2:15 pm | 15 Comments
Rhys Darby – Jetpack (Video)
July 26, 2009 – 8:54 am | 7 Comments

Rhys does an impersonation of Michael Winslow doing a Jetpack.

Wellywood, Hollywood As God Intended – deToro (Video)
July 21, 2009 – 8:42 am | One Comment

Guillermo de Toro talks about working in Wellington on the Hobbit project.

Forbes Names New Zealand Ultra Safe Travel Destination
June 23, 2009 – 9:51 pm | 24 Comments

Whilst Kiwiland is inhabited by both hobbits and Dark Lords, according to Forbes Traveller, New Zealand is an ultra safe destination for travelling humans:
Kiwis are much more into harming themselves (via rugby or bungee jumping) …

Weta Podcast: Richard Taylor and Shane Rangi
May 22, 2009 – 6:51 am | 19 Comments

We get an update from Richard on which of the 50 million projects they are working on at Weta and Shane Rangi, kiwi (and Maori) stuntman extraordinaire talks about his work.