Paluszek Nicole

Is there anyone here perhaps from Hamilton, New Zealand?

I just found this:

-=-On November 25, 2004, a life-size bronze statue of Richard O'Brien in his
Riff Raff space suit was unveiled in Hamilton, New Zealand, where O'Brien grew
up after moving from England. Commissioned jointly by a local theatre group
and the Hamilton City Council, the statue stands on the site of the old Embassy
Cinema, where O'Brien once watched science-fiction double features.-=-

I would love to have a photo of this, and if it's on a postcard that would be
VERY cool.

With google I saw a photo of the plaque at the base of it (also cool) and
read that it was made by WETA, who did the props and lots of special effects for
the Lord of the Rings movies.







I just came from living in New Zealand for 6 years 5 months ago. Never lived in Hamilton though and never heard of this statue.

You could search some generic NZ websites, the first that springs to mind is www.nzcity.co.nz .

Also, WETA might have archives online- google it to find out

There is a magazine, New Zealand Geographic- modeled on National Geographic but even better, we enjoyed them immensely while there) which also might have searchable archives.

And the official websites of Hamilton City and Tourism New Zealand could provide some leads too.

I'm sorry I don't have a photo or postcard of it to send you.



Nicole



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