Wellywood sign divides the capital

25 May 2011 01:09p.m.

Ryan wrote:

Steve Fitzgerald doesn't seem to care about bad publicity. an why should he? You only have one airport in Wellington. However the Airport is owned by Infratil, who also own Z Energy and have just started a very expensive rebranding campaign (formely Shell Oil). And they will care about their money. Join the Facebook campaign to boycott Z Energy/Shell until the Airport stops the Wellywood sign.

24 May 2011 07:48p.m.

geoffrey wrote:

we sore sometime ago a few people suck up and sell out for a peter no its a sir peter isnt it.i sore that show on tv.mybe billy bunter can come up from down the south iland and do the big sellout for da sir again.or with a bit of luck the yanks will come over here.sue the .uc. out of a few people and put them backin there place.ill see this show on tv as well.

24 May 2011 01:14a.m.

John wrote:

Again noone knows about the announcement last year so how are the majority of the public have their say until it is too late. As it is, the Airport is not listening to the majority of the people, even the name Wellywood was shoved as the ONLY answer. They were going with it, no matter what anyone is saying. The way and approach that they have gone about it, is all bias to their end goal. Now five years of misery for the city and a national embarrassment.

23 May 2011 07:39p.m.

Boatie wrote:

It would have been better if they had installed it under the radar as a pop up temporary sign, it would have had more impact and had more of a sense of the point they are trying to make about challenging Hollywood - then by being temporary the rest of us who don't like it wouldn't have to live with it!

23 May 2011 06:35p.m.

key wrote:

How long before it turns into WALLYWOOD.Amateur crap

23 May 2011 12:38p.m.

Clarke wrote:

Seriously people, i thought it was Aucklanders who were the up tight turn your nose up at everything New Zealanders. I was wrong. I have been living in Wellington all my life i see nothing overly obscene about this sign. Its a bit of fun and a bit of a piss take at Hollywood that we can make films better than them. Have a little sense of humor and don't make life so serious. Most Wellingtonians are down to earth and a little eccentric and don't care to much about what others think about us. That is what makes us great. You are all just sounding like a bunch of moaning Aucklanders crying over the fact their miniscule view from their apartment balcony is going to be blocked by a newly planted tree. If you put as much effort into everyday life as you do into your moaning you might find a little lighthearted harmless fun in all of this.

23 May 2011 09:32a.m.

Gosh wrote:

If you think wellys people are a bunch of dorks then this name suits perfectly.

23 May 2011 09:02a.m.

Bryan Pepperell wrote:

Our brand as the creative centre of New Zealand is in the process of being downgraded. To even have a lengthy public debate is corrosive. Adopting this tacky imitation makes us look deeply shallow and builds a perception that will leave a sense of discomfort for many years to come. We are so much better than this. Bryan Pepperell Wellington City Councillor

23 May 2011 01:21a.m.

thewomble wrote:

I am embarrassed by this foolish attempt to put Wellington on the film map. Action speak louder than words (sign). I wonder how long before it will be vandalized?

22 May 2011 08:38p.m.

MiramarResident wrote:

Why are we letting this Aussie import (Steve Fitzgerald http://www.infratil.com/content/view/1979/1/) make fools of us Kiwis??? Is he taking the piss?