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    Nov 28, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Tasty Wellington, a place to be eaten up

    From a sidewalk bistro table, the scene looked a lot like San Francisco: Victorian houses, cable cars, chalkboards scribbled with the day's organic specials, bohemian-looking locals wrapped in woolly scarves. But when the waiter asked me how I'd like my coffee — a "flat white" or a "long black" — I knew I was in New Zealand. And when I tasted the coffee, fresh and fragrant and made with finesse, I could pinpoint Wellington.
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    From a sidewalk bistro table, the scene looked a lot like San Francisco: Victorian houses, cable cars, chalkboards scribbled with the day's organic specials, bohemian-looking locals wrapped in woolly scarves. But when the waiter asked me how I'd like my...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Disasters and Accidents, World War II (1939-1945), Los Angeles Times, Restaurants

    2. Jan 30, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  2. Sir Peter Jackson 'doing well' after surgery

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — "Lord of the Rings" director Sir Peter Jackson is in stable condition in the intensive care unit of Wellington Hospital after surgery for a perforated ulcer. Publicist Melissa Booth said Monday that Jackson was...

    Tags: Celebrities and Health Issues, Entertainment, Guillermo Del Toro, Movies, Surgery

    3. Jan 27, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. Peter Jackson has surgery for ulcer in New Zealand

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — "Lord of the Rings" director Sir Peter Jackson has undergone surgery for a perforated ulcer in his native New Zealand. Publicist Melissa Booth says Jackson was admitted to Wellington Hospital the night before...

    Tags: Surgery, Abdominal Pain, New Zealand, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    4. Feb 21, 2011 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  4. Washington Congressman Rick Larsen In New Zealand When Quake Hit

    Washington Representative Rick Larsen was in New Zealand when the earthquake hit.  Q13 spoke with Larsen's mother, Yolanda Rosenbach Larsen, who confirms he is in New Zealand.  The 2nd Congressional District Democrat was in Downtown Christchurch Monday, but left 3 hours before the quake hit.  He is in Wellington now and is fine. Larsen's facebook page says:
    Web Reporter
    Washington Representative Rick Larsen was in New Zealand when the earthquake hit.  Q13 spoke with Larsen's mother, Yolanda Rosenbach Larsen, who confirms he is in New Zealand.  The 2nd Congressional District Democrat was in Downtown Christchurch Monday,...

    Tags: Rick Larsen, Politics, Human Rights, Washington (U.S. state), New Zealand

    5. Feb 15, 2011 |Story| Glendale News Press

  5. Jennifer M. Browne

    Jennifer M. Browne passed away on the 11th of February, 2011, at the age of 65, at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, surrounded by those who love her most dearly.   Jenni was born on the 19th of December, 1945, in Wellington, New...

    Tags: Rome (Italy), England, Animals, New Zealand, Human Interest

    6. May 24, 2011 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  6. Two Hurt in Explosion on 'Hobbit' Set

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (KTLA) -- Two people were treated for injuries after an explosion on the New Zealand set of "The Hobbit" Tuesday.
    KTLA News
    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (KTLA) -- Two people were treated for injuries after an explosion on the New Zealand set of "The Hobbit" Tuesday. The Sydney Morning Herald reported firefighters had been called to the set of Peter Jackson's latest installment...

    Tags: Explosions, KTLA, Emergency Incidents, Peter Jackson, New Zealand

    7. Oct 26, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  7. 'Hobbit' casts cloud over New Zealand's 'filmmaker's paradise'

    Company Town
    When ā€œThe Lord of the Ringsā€ debuted in theaters in 2001, it not only introduced to the big screen the fantastical world of wizards, hobbits and orcs, it also put New Zealand on the world stage. The Academy Award-winning film......
    8. Nov 28, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. If you go: Wellington, New Zealand

    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    THE BEST WAY TO WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND From LAX, Air New Zealand offers connecting service (change of planes) and direct flights (stopover, no change of plane). Qantas and Virgin Australia offer connecting flights. Restricted round-trip fares begin at...

    Tags: Laura Fraser, Los Angeles Times, New Zealand, Cuba, Los Angeles International Airport

    9. Jul 9, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Ian McKellen says he's 'marking time' until 'The Hobbit' begins

    The Hero Complex
    "This is Ian McKellen, who was a member of the 'Lord of the Rings' cast, feeling back home in Middle Earth ..." That's one of the opening lines of a new but brief interview with McKellen, the two-time Oscar nominee.......
    10. May 20, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Report: New Zealand man tries to buy snack with pot

    A New Zealand man who offered to pay with marijuana when he did not have enough money for a snack was caught by a police officer who overheard his unusual proposal, a news report said Tuesday. Wade Churchward, 28, went to a service station on March 22 in...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, New Zealand

    11. Oct 24, 2003 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Not just a Tolkien amount

    Among the ruins of Middle-earth, the family of sheep farmer Ian Alexander is astounded by the popularity of its remote rural pastures.
    Times Staff Writer
    Among the ruins of Middle-earth, the family of sheep farmer Ian Alexander is astounded by the popularity of its remote rural pastures. Since the Alexander family allowed director Peter Jackson to film J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy on...

    Tags: Employees, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Pacific Ocean, Entertainment

    12. Dec 8, 2002 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. New Zealand is abuzz about its towering 'genius,' Peter Jackson, lord of the trilogy

    Special to The Times
    He's described locally as a "genius masquerading as an ordinary person," a creative whirlwind, finan-cial powerhouse and folk hero rolled into one. Yet even that can't quite measure the effect "The Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson has had on...

    Tags: Government, Jane Campion, State Budgets, Australia (movie), Travel

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