IT'S BETTER IN NEW ZEALAND.
It ain't just the Brits who kick the shit out of us Yanks in ad creativity.
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Ah, Hobbiton. Of course, Peter Jackson built it in Matamata, New Zealand. It’s beautiful there. After Rings production left, a group of sheep from a nearby farm moved into the homes (true story), only to discover that Sean “Samwise” Austin was still living there (rumored), still wearing his Elvin cloak and fake big hairy feet. And why not? Plenty of delicious wild fruit and pristine stream water and, maybe, some open-fire-cooked lamb.
The Maoris call New Zealand “The Land Of The Long White Cloud”. It’s also The Land Of Pretty Damn Good Advertising. As in:
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