Aussie MP wades into <i>Hobbit</i> row
Australian MP Eric Abetz is accusing the actors' union advocating a boycott of the film The Hobbit of threatening thousands of jobs on both sides of the Tasman.
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Ministers meet <i>Hobbit</i> filmmakers
Two senior ministers have made themselves available to mediate in the industrial dispute surrounding The Hobbit after meeting with Fran Walsh and Sir Peter Jackson today.
Co-writer reacts to <i>Hobbit</i> dispute
The Aussie film industry is lobbying for The Hobbit should industrial issues not be resolved in NZ, says the film's co-producer and co-writer.
<i>Hobbit</i> deal near with unions, studios - report
The Hobbit could be released as early as 2012, according to Hollywood sources.
Battling actors have a hobbit onside
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Email row over <i>Hobbit</i> claims
The head of an Auckland actors' agency says he was saddened by an insulting email from the head of South Pacific Pictures reacting to comments he'd made on the Hobbit stand-off.
Stalemate in <i>Hobbit</i> stoush
The actors' union pushing for collective contracts for actors in New Zealand says it is "disappointed" in Sir Peter Jackson's refusal to negotiate terms and conditions for Hobbit actors.
Govt shouldn't take sides on Hobbit - CTU
The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) is fuming at the Government for siding with Sir Peter Jackson's stance on the union dispute surrounding The Hobbit movies.
Lab workers' suspension 'intimidation', union says
The suspension of 15 striking laboratory workers in the North Island this morning was an attempt to intimidate them, their union says.
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Glam girls get bum deal
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<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Teacher strikes seem unpatriotic
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Teachers: More strikes unless Govt talks to us
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Striking teachers around the country took their protests to the street today.
Striking teachers converge on central Auckland
More than 2000 secondary teachers have marched down Auckland's Queen St to rally for better pay today.