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Countdown to Middle Earth: 45 days

As location for Rivendell served the gorgeous forests of Kaitoke Regional Park, near Upper Hutt.



The footage taken on location, together with studio footage, miniatures, computer animated characters and matte paintings (and sometimes all at the same time, masterfully blended into one), re-created ( the magical place called Rivendell )

From the website of the Greater Wellington Regional Council:

Rivendell

( A magical setting )

For those going to RingCon 2006...

or thinking about going: dutch_eowyn has made a community to help with planning: ringcon_2006