Posted 9 December 2014 to the Telegraph Newspaper
Seeing it’s a great day for Peter Jackson in Hollywood...
And now that Sir Peter Jackson has the Hobbit “Done and Dusted” I think it’s time to call for New Zealand to mend fences with Christopher Tolkien, JRR Tolkien’s Son.
Why? because in the 1980s the NZ Government Snubbed the Tolkien’s when they removed his Father’s Names from the Map of New Zealand without so much as consulting him.
It was especially if you read the demeaning reasons for the action in the first place, followed decades later by the Anduin Reach Saga and then Tolkien’s Mountain.
It’s clear Christopher has been shown pretty poor treatment by NZ Government representatives considering all the economic benefits His Fathers Works have brought us.
As the Steward of the Tolkien Estate he deserves better respect.
At this point in time a Prime Ministerial Apology would be a great gesture considering Christopher is not that happy with New Zealand and that is truly a sad thing.
New Zealand Taxpayers through Prime minister John Key have subsidized Hollywood Corporations with Millions of Dollars over the years but have only given the fingers to the Tolkien Family.
Consequently the Tolkien Estate has every reason to make sure any future Tolkien Films are done in the UK.
Seeing it’s a great day for Peter Jackson in Hollywood...
And now that Sir Peter Jackson has the Hobbit “Done and Dusted” I think it’s time to call for New Zealand to mend fences with Christopher Tolkien, JRR Tolkien’s Son.
Why? because in the 1980s the NZ Government Snubbed the Tolkien’s when they removed his Father’s Names from the Map of New Zealand without so much as consulting him.
It was especially if you read the demeaning reasons for the action in the first place, followed decades later by the Anduin Reach Saga and then Tolkien’s Mountain.
It’s clear Christopher has been shown pretty poor treatment by NZ Government representatives considering all the economic benefits His Fathers Works have brought us.
As the Steward of the Tolkien Estate he deserves better respect.
At this point in time a Prime Ministerial Apology would be a great gesture considering Christopher is not that happy with New Zealand and that is truly a sad thing.
New Zealand Taxpayers through Prime minister John Key have subsidized Hollywood Corporations with Millions of Dollars over the years but have only given the fingers to the Tolkien Family.
Consequently the Tolkien Estate has every reason to make sure any future Tolkien Films are done in the UK.
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