In the corner of Auckland’s sparkling new International Convention Centre, a model Hobbiton, including real grass, a 4m tree and trickling stream, sits in prid…
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Yeah nah, looks pretty but we all know Hobbiton's just a tourist trap for rich foreigners. Council probs spent millions on this instead of fixing the potholes.
cooked priorities. But damn the model sounds sick tho ngl
As someone who worked on the actual Hobbiton set, this model is impressive af. 400 hours of love right there. But yeah, the convention centre cost a bomb 🤑
Awesome, another thing for overseas buyers to gawk at while locals can't afford to live here. Ffs.
get stuffed, tourism pays my bills. We need this stuff.
Honestly it's pretty cool they're showcasing NZ craft. If it brings in tourism dollars that's good for everyone? But ugh the cost of housing tho...
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the attention to detail is wild. But yeah money coulda been spent better
Man that stream and real grass must've been a mission to keep alive indoors. Bloody brilliant work Mark!
but a model Hobbiton? That's like putting a cardboard cutout of the All Blacks in a stadium. Pointless.
Wonder how much they paid for that model. Probs enough to feed a family for a year. Smh.
Lol @ 'sparkling new convention centre' – wait till the first leaky roof story comes out.
Won't leak, it's brand new. But the cost overruns were a joke, I'll give ya that
