Ever since the release of the first Lord of the Rings movie we have been
privileged to have had our 'role' in the films reported on television by the
international news media. Please click the links below to
view the stories.

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click either Modem or Broadband depending on your connection.

TV1 News
Television One New Zealand, Copyright TV1 2001
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Documentary New Zealand - The Real Middle Earth
Television One New Zealand, Copyright TV1 2004
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BBC World News
BBC World News, Copyright BBC 2004
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A Queen's Tour [of New Zealand]
Television 3 New Zealand, Copyright TV3 2004
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Today Show - Lord of the Rings Travel
Channel 9 Australia, Copyright CH9 2004
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German Pop Idol Star 'Gracia' visits New Zealand
TV RTL, in German & English, Copyright RTL 2004
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Television 3 Anchorman John Campbell has hosting a television series on our screens lately here in New Zealand. Called, The Queen's Tour, it retraces the footsteps of Queen Elizabeth II's first visit to NZ in the early 1950s.

As part of their show about Nelson city they visited our store and spoke briefly with Thorkild.

To view the video clip please click here and select from the Jens Hansen online news video collection.

We were pleased to receive the photos below of Chris Hennah, Art Department Manager for the Lord of the Rings movie crew, wearing a classic Jens Hansen New Zealand Greenstone Pendant. Partner of Art Director and Oscar Winner Dan Hennah, Chris is a great fan of our work.

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All Photographs Copyright New Line Cinema, The Lord of the Rings Fan Club Official Movie Magazine, Issue No.15, June-July 2004

The 2004 World of Wearable Art show in Nelson last month was the perfect place for opera singer Jack Bourke to model his latest costume acquisition; a new ring from Jens Hansen. The silver ring matched his outfit perfectly with three bright yellow princess cut CZ gems. The stones were dazzling under the lights of the catwalk as Jack performed during a crowd pleasing set piece in the highly choreographed annual event show.







Jack Bourke is a young New Zealand tenor making a name for himself in opera and orotorio with "a glorious mellow voice which [is] an absolute delight to the ear." A New Zealand-born Tongan tenor, Jack graduated from Auckland University in 1999.

He has been described as assured, purposeful, powerful, "the cornerstone of the performance".

Click the link to read more about Jack Bourke