Homecoming King

2,500 fans took part in a “low-key” ceremony to honour Peter Jackson and fellow Oscar winners at the Wellington Events Centre. Jackson and co each received a glass goblet to add to their already overflowing mantlepieces, as well as a glowing mayoral address. Jackson has been profiled by almost every major news source since his triumph at the Oscars, including CNN and the BBC. Said the BBC, “[His] native NZ has always reserved its greatest adulation for sporting giants like Richard Hadlee and Jonah Lomu but a place must now be found on the victory dais for director Peter Jackson.”