Participate in a ‘Hobbit’ Research Study
Whether you love it or hate it, researchers at New Zealand’s University of Waikato want to know what you think about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey! Read the press release below and click here to […]
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Matamata Gears Up for ‘The Hobbit’ Premiere with Hobbit-inspired i-SITE Gatehouse
The countdown to world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Wellington on November 28 is closing in, and it seems all of New Zealand is preparing for the event. The residents of Matamata, home of the […]
Hobbit Filming to Wrap in June
Hobbit unit publicist Ceris Price has announced that filming for The Hobbit’s second unit should be completed “on schedule” by the end of May reports the Dominion Post. “This is approximately four weeks prior to […]
Exclusive Hobbiton Set Photos!
Middle-earth News is fortunate to have Jack Machiela as our intrepid reporter! He and his wife visited the Hobbiton set in Matamata in January. They took plenty of photos, but were unable to share them […]
Hobbit Helps Local Economy
The Nelson region of New Zealand was hit by terrible flooding last December, cutting short the filming of The Hobbit. The floods, the worst for 50 years, affected trading in what would usually be […]
Hobbiton’s Looking for a Gardener!
..and cutting the grass, tending the plants and pulling out weeds. Yes! A gardener is needed for Hobbiton. Seek (“Australia’s #1 job site”) is advertising this job for Hobbiton Movie Set & Farm Tours who, every year, welcomes thousands of […]
There and Back Again: Middle-earth Network Announces New Zealand Tour
You heard it here first, folks! Middle-earth Network is working with Ian Brodie, who also works at Hobbiton Tours, to put together an all inclusive tour to New Zealand. This is a trip you won’t […]
Movies have made New Zealand Synonymous With Middle-earth
Today is the tenth anniversary of the premiere of “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.” It was the day Peter Jackson and his team of filmmakers first introduced audiences to New […]
A Visit to Hobbiton with Ian Brodie
Jim Hickey, weatherman from ONE News NZ, stopped by Hobbiton in Matamata, and talked with a friend of the Middle-earth Network, Ian Brodie. He gave Hickey a tour of some of the hobbit holes used […]
Ian McKellen on Location
Ian McKellen has posted a new blog that highlights various locations he has visited as he travels around New Zealand with the cast and crew of The Hobbit. As he explains, “Five hundred of us […]
