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New Zealand’s Hobbit Installations

New Zealand’s Hobbit Installations

The world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Wellington, New Zealand is only days away! As the debut draws near, locals and visitors will see more and more of the commonplace sites being [...]

Participate in a ‘Hobbit’ Research Study

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 [...]

The Long Road Ahead

The Long Road Ahead

After a year of planning and preparations, myself and a group of others are about to embark on a very ‘Long Expected Journey’ to New Zealand. Come next week I’ll be Middle-earth bound, visiting both the [...]

Matamata Gears Up for ‘The Hobbit’ Premiere with Hobbit-inspired i-SITE Gatehouse

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 [...]

New Zealand Tourism Goes 100% Middle-earth in New Promo Video

New Zealand Tourism Goes 100% Middle-earth in New Promo Video

Oh yes, yes they did, Precious. 100% Pure New Zealand has gone 100% Middle-earth in preparation for the mass of Hobbit fans heading their way. I know this because I’m one of them, traveling there via Middle-earth [...]

Only Two More Months to Book Your Seat on our NZ Tour

Only Two More Months to Book Your Seat on our NZ Tour

  August is here and that means several things for those interested in our ‘Long Expected Journey’ Tour to New Zealand. All tour deposits and full payments must be sent in by October 9, 2012. [...]

Win a Trip to The Hobbit Premiere!

Win a Trip to The Hobbit Premiere!

Going to San Diego Comic Con? Then you may end up going to The Hobbit premiere too! Tourism New Zealand are giving away a six day trip to New Zealand including tickets to The Hobbit: An Unexpected [...]

Hobbiton from the Air

Hobbiton from the Air

A new set of photos of Hobbiton have been released showing the village from the air.  The pictures can be seen on the Daily Mail Online. The set, which was used in the films  The Lord [...]

A Middle-earth Alumnus and Newbie

A Middle-earth Alumnus and Newbie

In the Hobbit films, Luke Evans will be playing the role of Bard the Bowman and Elijah Wood will be reprising his role as Frodo, however briefly. Wood returned to New Zealand as a full-fledged [...]

Hobbit Filming to Wrap in June

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 [...]