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  • Wednesday, January 09, 2008 sunny Saturday in Wellywood

    Archive 2008-01-01 Another Outspoken Female 2008

  • When I was in New Zealand last month I paid a visit to Weta Workshops in Miramar - a suburb of the capital city Wellington now known as Wellywood for its plethora of filmmaking activities.

    Archive 2008-04-01 DAVID BISHOP 2008

  • When I was in New Zealand last month I paid a visit to Weta Workshops in Miramar - a suburb of the capital city Wellington now known as Wellywood for its plethora of filmmaking activities.

    Official: Guillermo del Toro to direct 'Hobbit' DAVID BISHOP 2008

  • As of Tuesday afternoon in Wellington - the New Zealand capital and the center of a growing movie industry sometimes called Wellywood - the matter was unsettled.

    NYT > Home Page By MICHAEL CIEPLY 2010

  • As of Tuesday afternoon in Wellington - the New Zealand capital and the center of a growing movie industry sometimes called Wellywood - the matter was unsettled.

    NYT > Home Page By MICHAEL CIEPLY 2010

  • The airport still likes "Wellywood," but now it has 9 other ideas for its sign

    NZ On Screen 2010

  • The sign in Wellington's Miramar peninsula will be 3.5 meters tall and 28m long and will read "Wellywood".

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • The sign in Wellington's Miramar peninsula will be 3.5 meters tall and 28m long and will read "Wellywood".

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • The airport still likes "Wellywood," but now it has 9 other ideas for its sign

    NZ On Screen 2010

  • The airport still likes "Wellywood," but now it has 9 other ideas for its sign

    NZ On Screen 2010

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  • Wellywood is an informal name for the city of Wellington, New Zealand. The name—a conflation of Wellington and Hollywood—is a reference to the film production business established in the city.

    September 29, 2019