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Hairy Feet Waitomo
Before Filming
During Filming
What you'll see now
Before Filming
1. Before work began at Hobbit film site Piopio near Waitomo
2. Local contractors start work at Piopio for Hobbit filming
3. Building the Hobbit track Mangaotaki Valley Piopio
4. Forming the track that Radagast runs his rabbit sleigh along at Denize Bluffs
5. Heavy machinery working at Denize Bluffs before Hobbit filming
6. Local contractors at Piopio Hobbit film site
7. Portable horse stables for Hobbit horses on Mangaotaki Piopio film site
8. Stables for some of the 50 Hobbit horses Mangaotaki Valley Piopio
9. Set building for Hobbit film at Piopio NZ
10. Heavy lifting machine at Hobbit film set Denize Bluffs Piopio near Waitomo
11. Portable generators for filming equipment at Piopio film location
12. Extra plants at Tech Base to enrich Hobbit film sets Piopio Waitomo
13. Huge generator for Hobbit location shooting Denize Bluffs Mangaotaki Valley Piopio
14. Toilets arriving at Tech Base Piopio Waitomo
15. Camera vehicle arriving at the film location Piopio Waitomo
16. Unit Base marquee catering to 500 Hobbit cast and crew Denize Bluffs Mangaotaki Piopio
During Filming Week at Denize Bluffs
1. Centre of all Hobbit filming activity Denize Bluffs Piopio near Waitomo NZ
2. Catering costumes makeup at Hobbit film location Piopio
3. Catering makeup actor caravans at Piopio Hobbit film site
4. Filming at Hobbit location shoot Denize Bluffs Mangaotaki Valley Piopio
5. Filming at Hobbit location shoot Denize Bluffs Mangaotaki Valley Piopio
6. Technical Base for trucks filled with filming equipment Piopio NZ
7. Denize Bluffs Mangaotaki Valley Piopio Waitomo filming The Hobbit
8. Hobbit horse gear carefully stored on location Denize Bluffs Piopio NZ
9. Hobbit horses graze before filming Denize Bluffs near Waitomo NZ
10. Saddlery used on Hobbit horses in Piopio film location
11. Hobbit film location hub at Denize Bluffs Piopio NZ
12. Truck generators used to film The Hobbit at Piopio
13. Aerial unit shooting at Denize Bluffs
14. Spacecam used to film aerial shots at Denize Bluffs
What you'll see now
Amazing rock formations at Piopio Hobbit film site
Bofur Gandalf visit Hairy Feet Waitomo
Denize Bluffs 90 metre high limestone cliffs
Denize Bluffs Piopio NZ
Denize Bluffs rock formations near Waitomo
Denize limestone Bluffs NZ
early morning mist Mangaotaki Valley Piopo
Enjoy small group sizes when visiting Hairy Feet Waitomo 1
Enjoy small group sizes when visiting Hairy Feet Waitomo 2
Enjoy small group sizes when visiting Hairy Feet Waitomo 3
Enjoy small group sizes when visiting Hairy Feet Waitomo 4
Farmer Brendan Piopio
Farmer Graeme and his sheep dogs at Denize Bluffs
fern koru at Hairy Feet Waitomo
frosty winter morning at Piopio Hobbit film site near Waitomo
Gandalf Thorin at Staddle Farm set Denize Bluffs Piopio
Glamdring Sting Orcrist with Warrick the Hobbit
Hairy Feet Waitomo photos by Shaun Jeffers 1
Hairy Feet Waitomo photos by Shaun Jeffers 10
Hairy Feet Waitomo photos by Shaun Jeffers 3
Hairy Feet Waitomo Tour office view 2
Hairy Feet Waitomo Tour office view
Helicorp delivering guests to Hairy Feet Waitomo
morning light through the native forest at Hobbit film location Piopio
moving sheep in the Mangaotaki Valley Piopio
native tui at Hairy Feet Waitomo
native wood pigeon kereru at Hairy Feet Waitomo
Owners of Hairy Feet Waitomo Suzie Warrick Denize Photo Waikato Times
pet sheep Coffee Polly at Hobbit film site Piopio
pet sheep Polly her lamb at Denize Bluffs
photographer Mark Hamilton s images of Denize Bluffs Piopio 1
photographer Mark Hamilton s images of Denize Bluffs Piopio 2
photographer Mark Hamilton s images of Denize Bluffs Piopio 3
photographer Mark Hamilton s images of Denize Bluffs Piopio 4
ponds youll see at Hairy Feet Waitomo 1
ponds youll see at Hairy Feet Waitomo 2
ponds youll see at Hairy Feet Waitomo 3
rainbow over Hobbit film site Piopio
Red Carpet Fellowship gather at Hobbit film location Piopio
Reenacting Bilbo getting Sting at Hobbit film location
Sit where Thorin Oakenshield learnt his lines at Piopio film location
Staddle Farm set at Hobbit film site at Hairy Feet Waitomo
Stand where Bilbo Company are attacked by wargs at Hairy Feet Waitomo
Suzie Denize building walking track Mangaotaki Valley Piopio
Take a short van ride to see the Hobbit film location Piopio 1
Take a short van ride to see the Hobbit film location Piopio 2
Used for the Hobbit set at Piopio 75 year old totara post
Warrick Denize building walking track at Hobbit film site
Warrick the hobbit at Hairy Feet Waitomo
Wedding shots by Thrive Photography at Hobbit film location Piopio 1
Wedding shots by Thrive Photography at Hobbit film location Piopio 2
Wedding shots by Thrive Photography at Hobbit film location Piopio 3
Where wargs attack Thorin Co. at Piopio Hobbit film location
Hairy Feet Waitomo photos by Shaun Jeffers
Hairy Feet Waitomo photos by Shaun Jeffers
Hairy Feet Waitomo photos by Shaun Jeffers
Hairy Feet Waitomo photos by Shaun Jeffers
Hairy Feet Waitomo photos by Shaun Jeffers
Hairy Feet Waitomo photos by Shaun Jeffers
Hairy Feet Waitomo photos by Shaun Jeffers
Hairy Feet Waitomo photos by Shaun Jeffers
Hairy Feet Waitomo photos by Shaun Jeffers
Hairy Feet Waitomo photos by Shaun Jeffers
PHONE:
+64 7 877 8003
EMAIL:
info@hairyfeetwaitomo.co.nz
ADDRESS:
1411 Mangaotaki Road,RD 1, Piopio 3971, New Zealand