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| Topic Started: 5 Oct 2014, 12:16 AM (327 Views) | |
| Sandy | 5 Oct 2014, 12:16 AM Post #1 |
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After having been on holiday in Fiordland I can see why this was used for some of the filming, a lot of the land there is owned by a government department called the ' Department of Conservation,' or 'DOC' for short.. The region gets by far the highest rainfall in the country, but the scenery there is in my opinion amazing.. The lakes there have the cleanest water going, we can easily see the fish swimming round on most days.. The landscape is varied, but one thing that stands out is the variety of trees and other greenery, the mix of wildlife in the region is amazing too.. It's a must see area if anyone ever visits the country, it may be remote there, and getting there takes a little doing, but the trip is worth it just for the scenery and wildlife.. It's not often we see clean untouched areas of land, but this is one of the few, and I think one of the best.. With DOC running the area as a national park, there's a few rules to abide by while visiting the area, but I feel that after first seeing the area, most, if not all visiting are happy to stick to the rules, in fact most tend to leave the area in slightly better condition than when they arrive.. They have an old steam boat called the 'Earnslaw' doing trips around one of the lakes there, the trip is well worth it even if it is a little expensive.. I haven't done the boat trip as yet, but who knows, one day I may win Lotto and get to have a good trip down there and do things like the boat trip.. If you watch the end of the last Hobbit film, you'll see it was filmed in Fiordland, the last several scenes were done there and show some of the scenery there, it kind of makes me proud to think we have such clean untouched scenery here in the country seeing the end of the film, surprisingly, none of the scenery was touched in the filming, they may have edited other things slightly, but the scenery was untouched seeing it looked so good... |
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| Mozzie | 5 Oct 2014, 01:37 AM Post #2 |
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I got the last of the hobbit film which i have to watch, ill make a point of it |
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| Sandy | 5 Oct 2014, 05:51 PM Post #3 |
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I think you'll like it eh, I think they kept it pretty close to what things really look like down there.. Obviously they made a few slight changes like the wharf the boat was at and the exit way off in the distance they had to sail through, but most of the scenery was left pretty well untouched... |
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| Sandy | 21 Oct 2014, 05:04 AM Post #4 |
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Milford Sounds are in the same area and part of the Crown owned land down there looked after by the Department of Conservation,(DOC).. The lake there is fed in part by smaller rivers and streams, but also a high rainfall, the average rainfall in the area is very high, on average it rains for one day out of two throughout the whole year, and mostly it's quite heavy rain too.. As a result the surrounding forestation and such is like a rain forest.. With the area getting so much rain, it can get very humid during the summer months, I've been told it's not uncommon to have 100% humidity there during summer.. With the area getting such high rainfall, it makes tramping the area hard work as it's always muddy and swampy in places, so it pays to be reasonably fit if tramping.. If you are lucky enough to be able to tramp the area, it's well worth it, I've seen pictures of the area that a couple of friends did and the pictures were amazing, it made me wish I was still fit and healthy enough to be able to go in there for several days and walk one of the routes through.. They have an old coal powered paddle steamer down there called the 'Earnslaw' that used to do the lakes down there, while it's expensive doing a day trip on board and see some of the coves and scenery, it's well worth spending the money, I'd recommend it to anyone that could afford it as part of the trip in the area.. Understandably DOC has some quite strict rules and laws in place to protect the area, the land down there is the same as it was 500 plus years ago, so DOC is quite keen to protect the area and ensure it remains like it is for generations to come.. |
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| funnysis | 29 Aug 2016, 10:48 AM Post #5 |
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That is good that they keep it in good shape it is beautiful to see even if it just in a movie. |
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| Sandy | 29 Aug 2016, 02:21 PM Post #6 |
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The prob is keeping it clean, I'd like to think people won't start dumping rubbish in these areas or it'll spoil the areas for others.. |
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