Red carpet leading up to the Embassy Theatre

King Kong Comes Home!!

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December 14th 2005
Hot off the press!! Who needs Leicester Square, London when you've got Courtenay Place, Wellington!! After all those other poncy premiers, Wellington's home-grown hero Peter Jackson finally brought his King Kong party back to its home for its REAL premier! We got a decent spot at the beginning of the red capret and saw everyone arrive that we wanted to and a whole load that we really ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more