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WELLYWOOD ?

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WELLYWOOD ?

The answer to life's problems are rarely found at the bottom of a beer glass - but it's always worth a look.

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Yes  ,No?
My preference would be HERBERTVILLE  or IFILL TOWERS
Seriously though  I think the whole concept is a bit of  tacky waste of money like one of these "great ideas" you have when your pissed but in the cold light of day you realise that its all  bit silly really!
Opinions anyone !

The answer to life's problems are rarely found at the bottom of a beer glass - but it's always worth a look.

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A bit tacky.

How about.. "Immigrants go home"?
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Completely unoriginal and stoopid. And tacky too.
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http://tararua.net/herbertville.html
Unfortunately taken by a town that has zero attraction.
 
Ifill Towers, I like it.
 
As for Wellywood? I actually quite like it- kind of fair given WETA/Peter Jackson's heritage here. Far better than Rotovegas that's for sure.
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Stefan wrote:
A bit tacky.

How about.. "Immigrants go home"?
 
Ifill's an immigrant...
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I'd rather just have the big gollum back either on the embassy or back on the airport but suppose they decided it wd look silly hugging a pumpkin once the airport has been halloweened
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bigtobz wrote:
Stefan wrote:
A bit tacky. How about.. "Immigrants go home"?

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Ifill's an immigrant...


"Aucklanders go home"
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 <<< AUSTRALIA IS OVER THERE <<<
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Stefan wrote:
bigtobz wrote:
Stefan wrote:
A bit tacky. How about.. "Immigrants go home"?

 

Ifill's an immigrant...


"Aucklanders go home"
 

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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Mosgiel - the best and probably the best town in the best part of the best everything- has already done it in new zealand.

so yeah not a good idea. honestly the people who come up with these ideas need shot. also peter jackson airport wtf is up with that idea penderghast. how bout you waste the money on some more sh*te public works or "art"
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How about they waste the money on improving football grounds etc

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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that wouldnt be wasting it
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Stefan wrote:
A bit tacky.

How about.. "Immigrants go home"?


Says the Romanian?
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Why put a sign there anyway.  People knew where they were and, in the case of people travelling to Wellington, they knew where they were going (one can expect) so this sign's purpose is redundant and, if anything, could confuse some people and think they missed the turn-off to Wellington.

The amounts of money wasted on unnecessary sh*t is mind boggling.  Tax-payers money I'm guessing?  In Christchurch they used a massive amount on that big goblet, was it quarter of a million?
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Hollywood is a polluted dump.  Why on earth is Wellingon aspiring to be similarly known?  Vegas is awful and heavy touristed so fair call on Rotovegas.

 
Next logical step is calling the beehive the white hive.
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Nothing says 'home of creativity' like stealing someone else's idea.

Pathetic. Not apathetic.

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Like when one of those uniformed girls at the coffee zone at Welly airport told me how she didn't like those big coffee chains 'cos they were unoriginal...


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What sort of uniform was she wearing?

Pathetic. Not apathetic.

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Stefan wrote:
bigtobz wrote:
Stefan wrote:
A bit tacky. How about.. "Immigrants go home"?

 

Ifill's an immigrant...


"Aucklanders go home"


I did

Three for me, and two for them.

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I like the sign coming in to Wairoa:
 
"Wairoa.  The way NZ used to be"
 
 
multiple entendres there.

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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loyalgunner wrote:
Why put a sign there anyway.  People knew where they were and, in the case of people travelling to Wellington, they knew where they were going (one can expect) so this sign's purpose is redundant and, if anything, could confuse some people and think they missed the turn-off to Wellington.

The amounts of money wasted on unnecessary sh*t is mind boggling.  Tax-payers money I'm guessing?  In Christchurch they used a massive amount on that big goblet, was it quarter of a million?


 I think its the airport people that are paying for it ,the same ones that are building that ridiculous pumpkin shed .
I note that the mayor was on telly greasing up to proposers of sign claiming that she doesn't know anything about these things but if Peter Jackson likes it then it must be okay !the same mayor that removed the welcome to nuclear free Wellington sign from outside the airport(Calabar drive) a few years back,I know which sign would give me more comfort when arriving at Wellington !
It was also mentioned on the news tonight that many of the workers at the Park road studios are more than a little embarrassed about the proposal!

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Very very tacky.
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The Wellywood sign if anything is an embarrassment. It's completely tacky. Why the f**k would you put that in Wellington?
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One of the most awfully embarrassing ideas that anyone has ever shat out.
 
Grow a brain Morans...
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Just terrible.
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Kiwi Jambo wrote:
loyalgunner wrote:
Why put a sign there anyway.  People knew where they were and, in the case of people travelling to Wellington, they knew where they were going (one can expect) so this sign's purpose is redundant and, if anything, could confuse some people and think they missed the turn-off to Wellington.

The amounts of money wasted on unnecessary sh*t is mind boggling.  Tax-payers money I'm guessing?  In Christchurch they used a massive amount on that big goblet, was it quarter of a million?


 I think its the airport people that are paying for it ,the same ones that are building that ridiculous pumpkin shed .
I note that the mayor was on telly greasing up to proposers of sign claiming that she doesn't know anything about these things but if Peter Jackson likes it then it must be okay !the same mayor that removed the welcome to nuclear free Wellington sign from outside the airport(Calabar drive) a few years back,I know which sign would give me more comfort when arriving at Wellington !
It was also mentioned on the news tonight that many of the workers at the Park road studios are more than a little embarrassed about the proposal!
 
I supposer as  a 1 - 2 month gimmiky promotion it would be okay ,although the obvious time for that wouid have been Oscars week so they have missed that boat on that one ,but the thought of the thing being up there forever is really daft.
Maybe they could just have  giant scrabble letters and change it every week!
Just think in two weeks time it would read Wellington welcomes back the 2009-2010 A league champions,that would be cool!

The answer to life's problems are rarely found at the bottom of a beer glass - but it's always worth a look.

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sneakyrat wrote:


WIN.

Three for me, and two for them.

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SIGH
 
Huge pointless waste
 
However on the plus side - provide a new location for taggers to really go to town on
Wonder how long it will take, IF it goes ahead, before its tagged to pieces
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sounds like it was a done deal and was going up in June

according to todays dompost
Christo2010-03-10 14:30:04
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Is this seriously going to happen?

That is the lamest thing I've ever heard of.
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I like this. A little more low key (Thanks Robb)
 
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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dairyflat wrote:
I like this. A little more low key (Thanks Robb)
 


Only made that for a new userpic haha
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Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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Junior82 wrote:
I like the sign coming in to Wairoa:
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"Wairoa.� The way NZ used to be"

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multiple entendres there.

haha classic. reluctant to admit it but i was born there. well known for it's gangs, river and it's bakery. kind of reminds me of this

as for the wellywood sign..i wouldn't mind if it was a temporary thing but certainly not a fan if it's to be permanentTopLeft072010-03-10 20:23:41
Fruglo on 15.01.2013 wrote:

Fuck this stupid game

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TopLeft07 wrote:
Junior82 wrote:
I like the sign coming in to Wairoa:
 

"Wairoa.  The way NZ used to be"

 

 

multiple entendres there.

haha classic. reluctant to admit it but i was born there. well known for it's gangs, river and it's bakery. kind of reminds me of this

as for the wellywood sign..i wouldn't mind if it was a temporary thing but certainly not a fan if it's to be permanent


yep I rowed on that river many a time and think of Wairoa as last loo stop & diary before Mahia
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