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Queen Honours Sir Peter

Queen Honours Sir Peter

Sir Peter Jackson has been recognised  by the Queen in her Birthday Honours list.  He has been given the honour of  member to the Order of New Zealand in recognition of his services to the film [...]

Mysterious Mist Draws Firefighters to Sir Peter Jackson’s Mansion

Mysterious Mist Draws Firefighters to Sir Peter Jackson’s Mansion

Firefighters were called to Sir Peter Jackson’s three-storey Wairarapa mansion after a fire alarm went off around 6 P.M. yesterday. According to Masterton fire station officer Garry Nielsen, responders found no sign of smoke or [...]

False Fire Alarm Offers Glimpse of Hobbit Set

False Fire Alarm Offers Glimpse of Hobbit Set

While Sir Peter Jackson’s workers were enjoying a well-earned break for the Easter holiday, it seemed like the dragon Smaug may have been up to his old tricks. Firefighters responded to an alarm on Saturday, [...]

NZ’s Soaring Screen Industry

NZ’s Soaring Screen Industry

According to a Statistics New Zealand survey, which covered a span of twelve months, thirty-five feature films were made in the country in 2011. Regional data in the survey defined Wellington as the country’s main [...]

NZ Government Applauds Sir Peter Jackson

NZ Government Applauds Sir Peter Jackson

On behalf of the government of New Zealand, Arts, Culture, and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson congratulated Sir Peter Jackson on the Golden Globe success of The Adventures of Tintin, a Steven Spielberg film which Jackson [...]

‘Hobbit’ Auction Reaches Nearly $15,000

‘Hobbit’ Auction Reaches Nearly $15,000

A recent auction on TradeMe – which offers an exclusive opportunity to meet Sir Peter Jackson and visit the set of The Hobbit – has closed at $14,490. The auction was part of a fund-raising [...]

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