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Miramar is a suburb of Wellington
Wellington

Wellington is the Capital of New Zealand, situated at the southwestern tip of the North Island between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. The Wellington Urban Area is the major population centre of the southern North Island and ranks as New Zealand's third most populous Urban areas of New Zealand with residents....
, New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
, located southeast of the city centre. It is on the Miramar Peninsula
Miramar Peninsula

The Miramar Peninsula is at the southeastern end of the city of Wellington, New Zealand. It contains the suburbs of Miramar, New Zealand, Maupuia, Strathmore and Seatoun....
, directly to the east of the isthmus of Rongotai
Rongotai

This article is about the Wellington city suburb of Rongotai. For the article about the New Zealand parliamentary electorate of the same name see Rongotai ...
, which is the site of Wellington International Airport
Wellington International Airport

Wellington International Airport is on the Rongotai isthmus, 7 kilometre southeast of central Wellington, New Zealand's capital city.It is a major domestic hub, and has links to the major cities of Australia....
.

History
'Miramar' means "Behold the sea" or "Wonderful Sea" in Spanish, and was thus named by the first settler on Watt's peninsula area, resident James Coutts Crawford, who arrived in Wellington
Wellington

Wellington is the Capital of New Zealand, situated at the southwestern tip of the North Island between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. The Wellington Urban Area is the major population centre of the southern North Island and ranks as New Zealand's third most populous Urban areas of New Zealand with residents....
 in 1840. In 1872 he changed the name of Watt's Peninsula to Miramar as Miramar was the name of a house built for him by his brother-in-law, Major McBarnett.






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Miramar is a suburb of Wellington
Wellington

Wellington is the Capital of New Zealand, situated at the southwestern tip of the North Island between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. The Wellington Urban Area is the major population centre of the southern North Island and ranks as New Zealand's third most populous Urban areas of New Zealand with residents....
, New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
, located southeast of the city centre. It is on the Miramar Peninsula
Miramar Peninsula

The Miramar Peninsula is at the southeastern end of the city of Wellington, New Zealand. It contains the suburbs of Miramar, New Zealand, Maupuia, Strathmore and Seatoun....
, directly to the east of the isthmus of Rongotai
Rongotai

This article is about the Wellington city suburb of Rongotai. For the article about the New Zealand parliamentary electorate of the same name see Rongotai ...
, which is the site of Wellington International Airport
Wellington International Airport

Wellington International Airport is on the Rongotai isthmus, 7 kilometre southeast of central Wellington, New Zealand's capital city.It is a major domestic hub, and has links to the major cities of Australia....
.

History


'Miramar' means "Behold the sea" or "Wonderful Sea" in Spanish, and was thus named by the first settler on Watt's peninsula area, resident James Coutts Crawford, who arrived in Wellington
Wellington

Wellington is the Capital of New Zealand, situated at the southwestern tip of the North Island between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. The Wellington Urban Area is the major population centre of the southern North Island and ranks as New Zealand's third most populous Urban areas of New Zealand with residents....
 in 1840. In 1872 he changed the name of Watt's Peninsula to Miramar as Miramar was the name of a house built for him by his brother-in-law, Major McBarnett. The original Maori
Maori

The Maori are the indigenous people Polynesian people of Aotearoa . The group probably arrived in south-western Polynesia in several waves at some time before 1300....
 name of the area was Whataitai. On 18 November 1904, Miramar Borough was formed.

In April 1921, Miramar was incorporated into the City of Wellington.

Film


Film director Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson

Peter Robert Jackson, New Zealand Order of Merit is a three-time Academy Award-winning New Zealand filmmaker, film producer and screenwriter, best known for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy trilogy adapted from the The Lord of the Rings by J....
 and his colleagues Richard Taylor
Richard Taylor (movies)

Richard Taylor is the creator and head of New Zealand film prop and special effects company Weta Workshop.A close friend of Peter Jackson, he and his company created all of the props, costumes, prosthetics, miniatures and weaponry for Jackson's epic The Lord of the Rings film trilogy....
 (VFX) and Jamie Selkirk
Jamie Selkirk

Jamie Selkirk is a film editor and Film producer who has worked primarily in New Zealand. He is particularly noted for his work on the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, which he co-produced with Peter Jackson....
 (Editor) have built a series of multi-million dollar studios, sound stages, and pre- and post-production (Including Weta Digital
Weta Digital

Weta Digital is a digital visual effects company based in Wellington, New Zealand. It was founded by Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor , and Jamie Selkirk in 1993 to produce the digital special effects for Heavenly Creatures....
 and Weta Workshop
Weta Workshop

Weta Workshop is a physical effects company based in Miramar, New Zealand, producing effects for television and film.Founded in 1987 by Richard Taylor and others, Weta Workshop has produced creatures and makeup effects for the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess and effects for films such as '...
) facilities in Miramar where he filmed The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three live action fantasy epic films: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring , The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ....
 trilogy and King Kong
King Kong (2005 film)

King Kong is a 2005 remake of the King Kong about a fictional giant ape called King Kong. The film was directed by Peter Jackson and stars Naomi Watts as Ann Darrow, Jack Black as Carl Denham, Adrien Brody as Jack Driscoll and, through performance capture, Andy Serkis as Kong....
. It has been hailed by Mexican
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 film director Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro G?mez is an Academy Award-nominated Mexican filmmaker. He is one of the film directors known as the Three Amigos that include Alfonso Cuar?n and Alejandro Gonz?lez I??rritu....
, who will be producing the The Hobbit film duology
The Hobbit film duology

The Hobbit, based on the novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, is two films in development for release in December 2011 and December 2012. The films will be directed by Guillermo del Toro, with The Lord of the Rings film trilogy director Peter Jackson serving as executive producer and co-writer....
 alongside Jackson, as "Hollywood the way God intended it".

Sport


Miramar is the home of the AFC soccer club and the Miramar Rangers
Miramar Rangers

Miramar Rangers AFC is an Association football club in the Wellington suburb of Miramar, New Zealand.In 2004 it became one of the founding principal clubs of the Team Wellington franchise in the New Zealand Football Championship, and since then has won the Central League, thrashing Olympic 5-2 in a famous match at Newtown Park....
.