Parts of Dunedin were turned into an 1800s-style Californian town over the weekend as Hollywood heavyweights filmed a new Netflix drama.
Academy Award nominee Florence Pugh is one of the actresses starring in a new adaptation of the 1952 John Steinbeck novel East of Eden being filmed in Aotearoa.
Otago local Julie Hall owns Antique Carriages, and their vehicles had a starring role on the day.
“They picked the Brougham, which has got a lot of original parts in it, but it’s based on an about 1880 carriage. And the other carriage they use is an original 1890 Victoria,” she told RNZ’s Midday Report.
