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Moahunter
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May 16 2012, 1:53am
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Hobbit set rumours in Upper Hutt (Greater Wellington area).
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" Rumours have Peter Jackson's The Hobbit being filmed at the former General Motors site in Upper Hutt.
A photographer from the Upper Hutt Leader taking photos there early today was asked to leave by security staff.
New Zealand Defence Force vehicles were seen in the packed carpark outside the building and security staff said they were working alongside the force.
There were signs of the set from outside the building including what looked like a thatched roof and trees.
When security staff were asked if the Upper Hutt Leader could have a look around on site the staff replied they could join the long, and ever growing list of people who want to see the set."
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Finrod
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May 16 2012, 2:15am
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"Rumours have Peter Jackson's The Hobbit being filmed at the former General Motors site in Upper Hutt.
A photographer from the Upper Hutt Leader taking photos there early today was asked to leave by security staff.
New Zealand Defence Force vehicles were seen in the packed carpark outside the building and security staff said they were working alongside the force.
There were signs of the set from outside the building including what looked like a thatched roof and trees.
When security staff were asked if the Upper Hutt Leader could have a look around on site the staff replied they could join the long, and ever growing list of people who want to see the set." What’s the New Zealand Defence Force there for? Are they more like army troops (foreign use only) or national guard (mostly domestic use only) in American terms? Or are they just doing crowd-control stuff? I wouldn’t think you’d need military for that. Hm.
…all eyes looked upon the ring; for he held it now aloft, and the green jewels gleamed there that the Noldor had devised in Valinor. For this ring was like to twin serpents, whose eyes were emeralds, and their heads met beneath a crown of golden flowers, that the one upheld and the other devoured; that was the badge of Finarfin and his house.The Silmarillion, pp 150-151 while Felagund laughs beneath the treesin Valinor and comes no more
to this grey world of tears and war.The Lays of Beleriand, p 311
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Lissuin
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May 16 2012, 2:23am
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The NZ military helped build the roads then. And NZ army were also used as actors at the battle before the Black Gate.
There is no national guard in NZ.
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Finrod
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May 16 2012, 2:41am
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The NZ military helped build the roads then. And NZ army were also used as actors at the battle before the Black Gate.
There is no national guard in NZ. Oh, maybe that’s like the Army Corps of Engineers, then?
…all eyes looked upon the ring; for he held it now aloft, and the green jewels gleamed there that the Noldor had devised in Valinor. For this ring was like to twin serpents, whose eyes were emeralds, and their heads met beneath a crown of golden flowers, that the one upheld and the other devoured; that was the badge of Finarfin and his house.The Silmarillion, pp 150-151 while Felagund laughs beneath the treesin Valinor and comes no more
to this grey world of tears and war.The Lays of Beleriand, p 311
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Lissuin
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May 16 2012, 2:56am
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It's a small population. Very versatile, those kiwis.
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Ataahua
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May 16 2012, 3:04am
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NZDF comprises army, navy and air services.
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You can read up more about it here, if you're interested.
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded b*****d with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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Lissuin
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May 16 2012, 3:18am
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Yup, I was right! Thanks for the link, Ataahua.
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"The defence of New Zealand and the protection of its interests, whether in New Zealand or elsewhere."
Which, of course, includes defence against trolls, dragons, and orc invasion forces. 
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ElendilTheShort
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May 16 2012, 8:02am
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5 minutes drive from my home. I think I may have to check it out. I will put on my Elendil helm and take my Narsil shard hilt and see if I can fool security into thinking I'm an extra.
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DanielLB
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May 16 2012, 9:18am
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You might end up making it into Bo5A and we will all be asking why the put someone with Narsil in 
Or... you might just get arrested...
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cameragod
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May 16 2012, 10:24am
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Shooting something else and I noticed location signs along the road with "LR" on them. "LR" for what?
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Xanaseb
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May 16 2012, 11:03am
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More importantly then all this military discussion.... : "Thatched roof and trees"!!! come on people! Speculate!
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Rhosgobel anyone?
or if the previous set was not Beorn's halls then maybe this is?? 
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cameragod
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May 16 2012, 11:12am
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LR for Lost Realms of Armor... or is that too obvious?
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DanielLB
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May 16 2012, 11:40am
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In the UK signs like that are used,and normally indicate director (or something along those lines). I doubt it stands for anything to do with Tolkien, more the production (if it's Hobbit related at all!)
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Faenoriel
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May 16 2012, 12:49pm
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And tell us what you saw... Or even if you didn't see anything, just how the general surroundings look like. If there's tatched roofs, could it be either Rhosgobel or Beorn's Hall, or even the huts of the raft Elves? Or the wood-men?
But every word you say today
Gets twisted 'round some other way
And they'll hurt you if they think you've lied
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Faenoriel
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May 16 2012, 12:52pm
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Hutts of the raft Elves or the wood-men?
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If my memory serves me, Rhosgobel is built around a tree. And I still assume the stone building seen previously is Beorn's hall.
But every word you say today
Gets twisted 'round some other way
And they'll hurt you if they think you've lied
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DanielLB
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May 16 2012, 12:54pm
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I'm liking the idea of it being the raft Elves! That would be different! /
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Bombadil
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May 16 2012, 1:54pm
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I'm thinkin' Any of youzz Maybe, kinda, sorta...WANT
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To go to GoggleEarth...they can't prevent Satellite Technology
from anyone viewing what is happening here on
this good earth...juss an idea from
that older OldMan who wants
ALL to be a Happy Hobbit...
Check that site from
A Satellite view?
(GOLDBERRY wishes you could see her view...
from Valinor...)
xoxox
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ceppault
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May 16 2012, 4:16pm
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Alexander Industrial Park, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Image date on Google Earth: 20 February 2008. Image updates are not common, such as this image is four years old. Area in close proximity is less than two years old. Can be a bit of a patchwork.
Google Earth is the software downloaded to one's computer. Google Maps is the online version. They both share the same maps.
If the location is not accurate, correction welcome
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Xanaseb
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May 16 2012, 6:06pm
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:D
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DanielLB
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May 16 2012, 6:17pm
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Raft elves - I looked into this a bit more
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In the Hobbit, it is said that Bilbo spotted the raft-elves village by the river shore when the barrels had washed up against the shore. There are a couple of websites that say that this village was named "Celebannon". Now I've looked in the index of HOME and can't find any reference to it. I presume this is one of those "fan-made" names?
I really like the idea of the Elves living in thatched houses. Very different from what we will see at Mirkwood, and from Rivendell and Lothlorien.
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cameragod
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May 16 2012, 8:16pm
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over here the letters do usually relate to the name of the shoot.
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During filming of King Kong little KK signs turned up all over. And on LOTR I'm fairly certain there were HD ones pointing the way to Helms Deep. The LR will mean something... just what?
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DanielLB
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May 16 2012, 8:22pm
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Thanks cameragod. I hadn't realised they had also used the same principal during the filming of LOTR. If that's the case, then yes it will stand for something
The only thing I can thing of is something to do with Laketown? Laketown River?
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