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Scoop Images: More LOTR Pics From Ruapehu

By: Alastair Thompson
Published: Wed 3 May 2000 09:43 AM
Scoop is pleased to present a series of images of Lord of The Rings Filming from its content partner http://theonering.net. They show filming underway in Happy Valley at Whakapapa skifield on Mt Ruapehu.
Extras head into the valley...
Boulders boulders everywhere...
Cast members on the move...
A crane and a hut...
Pieces of Rivendell?
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