Media release
26 November 2003
Mayor Bob at Lord of the Rings
Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey will join special guests at the world premier of the third instalment of Lord of the Rings.
The premier is being held on Monday (1st December) in Wellington, where much of the filming and post production took
place.
Mayor Harvey was personally invited by the film’s director, Peter Jackson. “Peter and I have been friends for many, many
years", he says. “We worked on a couple of features and television ads together before he became world-renowned.”
Mayor Harvey and Peter Jackson were also friends and mentors of the young filmmaker Cameron Duncan who died of cancer
earlier this month.
Mayor Harvey is a member of the New Zealand Film Commission and Waitakere City is one of the most sought-after locations
for both local and overseas productions in New Zealand. The film and television industry is estimated to bring in excess
of $1 billion a year into the Auckland region, with much of that going into the Waitakere economy.
“Like everyone else I can’t wait to see the third instalment of Lord of the Rings,” says Mayor Harvey. “ I feel honoured
and privileged to be at this special premier”.
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