ðə fˈɜːst dˈeɪ ʌv fˈɪlmɪŋ ˌɔn ɪlˈɛvən dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv tˈʊk ˈɔːlmoʊst tˈɛn ˈaʊɚz ænd wʌz æt bˈɛlmɔnt ɹˈiːdʒənəl pˈɑːɹk ɪnðə wˈɛlɪŋtən ɹˈiːdʒən.
The first day of filming on 11 July 2005 took almost 10 hours and was at Belmont Regional Park in the Wellington Region.