Dozens of people camped out overnight along Wellington’s Courtenay Place to see the buildup to this afternoon's Hobbit film launch at the Embassy Theatre.
Expected crowd estimates range from 10,000 to 100,000.
Asked what the economic downside of 100,000 people taking to Wellington
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