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Footrot Flats Creator Murray Ball a National Hero

Footrot Flats Creator Murray Ball a National Hero

Murray Ball, the creator of the widely read Footrot Flats cartoon that celebrated rural life in New Zealand, has died in Gisborne at the age of 78. Ball’s immensely popular Footrot Flats strip, starring farmer…

Footrot Flats – You Oughta Be In Love

Footrot Flats – You Oughta Be In Love

Feel some nostalgia with New Zealand’s movie Footrot Flats: The Dog’s Tale. Watch as Wal Footrot sings his love song “You Oughta Be In Love” to Cheeky Hobson. Footrot…

Behind the Scenes at Weta Workshop: Wal & Dog

Behind the Scenes at Weta Workshop: Wal & Dog

Weta Workshop creates an amazing new art piece… Two, in fact. Commissioned by the city’s Arts in Public Places Committee, Weta Workshop has brought the iconic stars from Footrot…