OpinionBrian Rudman<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Hobbit folk grovel to feudal movie lordsEvery employee in the land should be concerned at the hammering the actors have got for daring to ask for meaningful negotiations.26 Oct 04:30 PM
EmploymentNo decision yet in <i>Hobbit</i> talks - KeyJohn Key has emerged from crisis talks with Warner Brothers executives over the filming of <i>The Hobbit</i>, saying there is still no decision on where filming will take place.26 Oct 06:30 AM
EmploymentNo <i>Hobbit</i> 'bidding war' - PMJohn Key says he has made it clear to Warner Bros that the Govt cannot go to extreme lengths to keep <i>The Hobbit</i> films in NZ.25 Oct 10:12 PM
EmploymentUnion guarantees no <i>Hobbit</i> industrial actionThe union behind an actors' boycott of <i>The Hobbit</i> has given an unconditional guarantee that it will not take any more industrial action against the film production.25 Oct 08:14 PM
New ZealandPM: 50-50 chance of <i>Hobbit</i> staying in NZPrime Minister John Key, who will meet high-powered executives from Warner Brothers in Wellington in the next two days, thinks there is a "50-50" chance of <i>The Hobbit</i> being filmed in New Zealand.25 Oct 06:09 AM
New ZealandThousands rally in support of <i>Hobbit</i>Sir Peter Jackson has taken a shot at an Australian union for intervening in the NZ film industry and unsettling plans to film <i>The Hobbit</i> in this country.25 Oct 02:34 AM
New ZealandTV producer: Unions fed frontwomen to mobThe head of the company that produces <i>Outrageous Fortune</i> believes the fallout over <i>The Hobbit</i> has made actors Robyn Malcolm and Jennifer Ward-Lealand "damaged goods".24 Oct 04:30 PM
Employment'This is our livelihood' - Middle Earth's real-life battleA video clip has highlighted the anger and high stakes involved in the row over <i>The Hobbit.</i>22 Oct 04:30 PM
EmploymentTVNZ reveals payout of $2.1m to departing staffTVNZ dished out an average of almost $50,000 each to 44 staff whose contracts were "terminated" in the past financial year.22 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandEmails undermine studio's claims about <i>Hobbit</i> strikesWarner Bros and actors' unions were ready to bury the hatchet at the beginning of this week, a series of emails shows.22 Oct 04:58 AM
New Zealand<i>Hobbit</i> dispute sparks RWC fearsBosses are calling for a guarantee the industrial disputes threatening to derail <i>The Hobbit</i> won't be repeated in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.22 Oct 01:30 AM
EmploymentHobbit studio confirms it is looking abroad for filming locationsWarner Brothers have confirmed that they are considering alternative locations in which to film the two <i>Hobbit</i> films.21 Oct 07:35 PM
New ZealandGovt eyes extra Hobbit tax breaksThe Government is leaving the door open to more tax incentives to keep the shooting of <i>The Hobbit</i> films in New Zealand.21 Oct 04:30 PM
New Zealand<i>Hobbit</i> can be saved for NZ - KeyPrime Minister John Key thinks The Hobbit movies can be saved and he is going to do his best to achieve that when Warner Brothers executives arrive next week.21 Oct 06:37 AM
EmploymentActors' Equity <Hobbit> meeting in Auckland cancelledAn Actors' Equity meeting to be held in Auckland tonight has been canned over fears technicians and other workers in the film would picket.21 Oct 03:12 AM
New Zealand<i>Outrageous</i> star in <i>Hobbit</i> fracasRobyn Malcolm had to be escorted by police from an inner city Wellington restaurant last night after being threatened by technical workers worried the <i>Hobbit</i> won't be made in NZ.21 Oct 02:29 AM
EmploymentNZ actors 'feeling misrepresented' by unionA filmmaker and actor who worked on LOTR and Avatar says union demands to standardise pay rates could cripple dozens of NZ films.21 Oct 01:17 AM
New Zealand<i>The Hobbit</i> leaving NZ - <b>readers react</b>Production of The Hobbit films moving offshore has raised the ire of many Herald readers. We asked where the blame should lie.21 Oct 01:15 AM
Employment<i>Hobbit</i> co-writer: 'We've had it'<i>The Hobbit</i> is slipping away from New Zealand despite the best efforts of its producers, the film's co-writer Philippa Boyens says.20 Oct 10:30 PM
EmploymentWingnut and union statements on <i>The Hobbit</i>Sir Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh's statement on <i>The Hobbit</i> and a release from the Council of Trade Unions in response.20 Oct 09:38 PM
Employment<i>Hobbit</i> loss 'potential tragedy for NZ film'The loss of <i>The Hobbit</i> film overseas is a "potential tragedy for the New Zealand film industry", Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Chris Finlayson said this morning.20 Oct 09:35 PM
OpinionWho is to blame for The Hobbit moving overseas?Sir Peter Jackson? Acting unions? Warner Bros? Gollum's salary demands? Who caused what?20 Oct 07:13 PM
EmploymentFilming of <i>The Hobbit</i> moving overseasThe producers of The Hobbit say production is being moved off-shore after industrial action 'undermined Warner Bro's confidence in NZ'.20 Oct 05:59 PM
