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Thread ID: 106804 2010-01-24 00:44:00 Govt defends $45m Avatar spend Trev (427) PC World Chat
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851250 2010-01-24 00:44:00 www.nzherald.co.nz
For those who have seen it, what do you think.
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Trev (427)
851251 2010-01-24 00:57:00 as long as the govt is seeing a return in their investment, i have no problem plod (107)
851252 2010-01-24 01:00:00 "Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee said today the grant delivered more than $307 million in expenditure to the New Zealand economy."

Sounds like a pretty good return for a $45 million investment.
Erayd (23)
851253 2010-01-24 03:07:00 Nice work.

The Government should be doing what it can to attract industry to NZ, Pity regional councils couldn't get it through their thick heads as well.
Metla (12)
851254 2010-01-24 04:11:00 "Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee said today the grant delivered more than $307 million in expenditure to the New Zealand economy."

Sounds like a pretty good return for a $45 million investment. Thats about the size of it :thumbs: -- Wish I had returns like that :lol: Better to have the Money Back in NZ than some other country.
wainuitech (129)
851255 2010-01-24 04:28:00 You gotta spend money to make money prefect (6291)
851256 2010-01-24 04:59:00 And if you want the film industry to survive and create jobs and income for Godzone, you have to do stuff like this to compete with other countries who are giving out squillions.

Think back to what happened to the film industry when twats like Roger Douglas (and "his" Labour Government) tried to introduce a free market economy in NZ and stopped government support for industries like film.

Finally when the film industry was going to the wall, Labour brought back some sense like this. Fortunately the current mob are seeing sense and carrying this on. Not sure what Rodders from Epsom and Roger Kerr from the borer ridden RTable think of it though (but who cares?).
John H (8)
851257 2010-01-24 20:55:00 If you haven't seen it already, definitely see the 3d version while its in the cinemas still.
Although a predictable story, the effects were outstanding and the 3d was used to add to the movie instead of being just a gimmick.
rob_on_guitar (4196)
851258 2010-01-25 00:11:00 All good by me, havent seen the movie yet but will be going soon Gobe1 (6290)
851259 2010-01-25 00:21:00 As of this morning our time Avatar has grossed more than Titanic, ($1.825b) impressive effort!

If the government could make a $45m investment and have it bring back over $300m, who would complain at that? Sure, the whole $300m + won't go right back into the economy, but it's this kind of thing the government should do more of!
wratterus (105)
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