A Hobbit habit

With the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings "prequel", The Hobbit, due to take place in Wellington next week, the whole place has gone a bit Middle Earth Mad really!

Wellington is the rightful place for the premiere, as it was the birthplace of Sir Peter Jackson's dreams and made the work of Weta world famous.

Some examples of the fun things around town:

An Air New Zealand baggage carousel is dressed up as the Hobbit village of "Bag End"!

 

Gandalf presiding over the premiere venue

Gollum chasing fish at Wellington Airport.

I'm sure there's much more fun to come!