Post Tagged with: "New Zealand"

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 […]

Last Chance to Bid on Peter Jackson in Charity Auction

There are only five hours left before bidding closes on the auction for a chance to meet Peter Jackson on the set of “The Hobbit.” According to the Trade Me website, the winner of the auction […]

Billy Boyd Hopes to Visit “Hobbit” Set

Actor Billy Boyd may have played a hobbit, Pippin, in “The Lord of the Rings” movies, but he has yet to visit the set of “The Hobbit” films. When Boyd was in Australia for Brisbane’s […]

Orlando Bloom Spotted in Wairarapa

Via Wairarapa Times-Age, Orlando Bloom was spotted shopping in Wairarapa with his wife Miranda Kerr and their son, 11-month-old Flynn. The three checked out shops along Main Street, including a store called Hope and Glory, […]

Road to the Shire Hobbits Leave for NZ in January

Our friends from Road to the Shire are getting ready to take their next step on their intrepid journey to return to Middle-earth. In January, Beri, Olo, and Toad, will travel to New Zealand in […]

Bid on Peter Jackson in Charity Auction!

It’s time to pull out your wallets! Peter Jackson, the director of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings,”  is participating in an auction on Trade Me to benefit the charity Medicine Mondiale. According […]

New Zealand listed in World’s Top 10 Film Locations

In the December issue of P3 Update, New Zealand was ranked among the “Top 10 Locations Worldwide” to shoot a film. P3 Update’s Debra Kaufman explained, “Producers choose where to shoot based on a laundry […]

Stephen Fry Discusses “The Hobbit” and Peter Jackson

Stephen Fry sat down with the folks at Digital Spy to talk about “The Hobbit” and director Peter Jackson’s enjoyment of the grotesque. He “had a fantastic time” filming in Wellington in August, calling it […]

Bad Weather Forces “Hobbit” Crew to Move from Nelson

Heavy rain has forced the cast and crew of “The Hobbit” movies from their filming locations in Nelson, New Zealand. The crew that was filming at the Pelorus Bridge campground packed up in a hurry, […]

The Elves (the Wizards, the Dwarves) and the Shoemaker

Hobbits may choose to skip the shoes and go barefoot, but Jodie Morrison has the rest of the “Hobbit” characters covered. The crew who created all of the footwear for “The Lord of the Rings” […]