Experience the magic of the Shire with a tour of the real-life movie set and its 44 Hobbit Holes. Finish off with Middle ...

New Zealand may have been dubbed the Land of the Long White Cloud by the Maori people, but for many it's now the land of the short stubby hobbit. The country's fantastic landscapes are famously ...

If "The Hobbit" pays off as well for New Zealand tourism as director Peter Jackson's original Tolkien trilogy, the country's tourism coffers will be overflowing with coins of every kind.

The Hobbit sets – mostly facades built into ... If you’re planning a LOTR-themed New Zealand pilgrimage, there are plenty of other destinations to visit once you’ve ticked off Hobbiton.

In 2012, the big event features hairy feet of a different sort, with the New Zealand-made film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opening with a world premiere in Wellington, the home town of ...

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Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.

The agency enlisted special effects company PROFX, who worked on "The Hobbit" and "Thor ... at 60 percent. And as in New Zealand, "Adults who live in non-metropolitan areas are less likely ...

Public combined tours are available through GreatSights New Zealand Tours for NZ$346 (approximately ... Movie Set Beer Festival and International Hobbit Day celebrations. For more information ...

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The Hobbiton Movie Set in Matamata, New Zealand, will make you feel like you've just stepped into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "The Hobbit" films and books.