From behind the scenes movie secrets to café crawls, Anna Willet from Weta Cave lets you in on a few local secrets…
"Some of my favourite experiences are connected to the entertainment industry – Wellington is definitely the place to ferret out a few movie secrets!"
Visit the Weta Cave to discover the stories behind you favorite movies. See authentic props and costumes and the only behind-the-scenes video feature that grants you access as to how Weta Workshop and Weta Digital really operate.
See a great movie at the Embassy Theatre - Upgraded for the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Built in 1924, The Embassy is a Wellington icon and a great opportunity to see movies the way they were meant to be seen, on one of the largest screens in the Southern Hemisphere.
Do the Miramar Café Crawl - Miramar is home to some of Wellington's best gastronomic experiences. Slow down and enjoy a leisurely breakfast at Café Polo, stroll up the road to The Larder for the best of local produce for lunch & enjoy whitebait fritters at the Chocolate Fish in Shelley bay while you soak up the last of the sun.
Have a WotWots Day Out at Wellington Zoo - The WotWots are an awesome television creation for pre-schoolers, based around the adventures of tiny aliens learning all about different animals, and created right here in Wellington. Take the big kids (and the little ones) out for the day and visit some of Spotty and Dotty’s favourite animals.
Take a Lord of the Rings Tour - The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy was shot in New Zealand between October 1999 and December 2000 and featured many scenic Wellington locations. Local tour companies provide fantastic day trips to some of the locations where filming took place.
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