AucklandLOTR stars return to NZ for Auckland's biggest pop culture expoElijah Wood and Andy Serkis will appear at Armageddon Expo to mark 30 years of the event.22 Aug 02:00 AM
World'A wonderful result': First edition of The Hobbit sold for $97,000Only a few hundred of the original 1500 copies are believed to still exist.06 Aug 11:28 PM
PremiumWorldA rare copy of ‘The Hobbit’ is found on an unassuming shelfOnly about 1500 first editions were printed in September 1937, making them rare.05 Aug 05:00 PM
ReviewsMitchell HagemanWhy Hobbiton's behind-the-scenes tour is a must-do for fans of Middle-earth17 Dec 10:55 PM
New ZealandWeta Workshop staffer claims she was dismissed after sexual harassment complaintShe said after a male staffer touched her bottom she was left in a 'state of panic'.24 Jun 06:06 AM
EntertainmentAmericans - and the PM - react to Stephen Colbert's New Zealand WeekWhat did Americans think of Stephen Colbert's quest to become The Newest Zealander?19 Nov 11:52 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDarts legend wants to check out HobbitonRaymond van Barneveld wants "precious" memories from final trip to NZ as fulltime pro.30 Jul 03:28 AM
New ZealandActor Dean O'Gorman introduces baby girl to the worldActor introduces two-week-old baby girl into the world08 Jun 09:19 AM
BusinessHow NZ taxpayers forked out $575 million for HollywoodThis summer we look back at the big stories of the year. This is from June.24 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandNational MP: Party 'dodged bullet' when Winston chose LabourChris Finlayson says National dodged a bullet when Winston Peters chose Labour.14 Nov 03:17 AM
EntertainmentHawke's Bay lad a part of Oscar winWaipawa-born Paul Story was last night celebrating Weta's Best Visual Effects Academy Award27 Feb 05:09 PM
New ZealandLOTR jewellery targeted in burglaryBurglars help thems-elves in Lord of the Rings jeweller break-in.17 Feb 12:14 AM
TourismWe're still 'Middle Earth' after 15 yearsLeveraging Middle Earth has boosted tourism to New Zealand during the past 15 years and will continue in the future, says Tourism New Zealand.08 Dec 05:11 PM
AirlinesTourism wants more of GST windfallNew Zealand has reaped $14.5 billion from overseas visitors and a tourism group wants the government to reinvest more of the tax they pay.26 Oct 03:37 AM
EntertainmentThe 10 'deadliest' films ever made revealedA new study has found which films have the most on-screen casualties - and it's pretty grim.05 Oct 04:30 AM
EntertainmentHow Hobbit star became Kirk DouglasDean O'Gorman has gone from a dwarf in The Hobbit to playing Hollywood giant Kirk Douglas in Trumbo.11 Dec 08:00 PM
BusinessNZ taxpayer spending on the Hobbit 'extreme'Green Party says the real winner of Government's decision to subsidise filming of Hobbit was US movie studio.09 Sep 09:16 PM
EntertainmentJackson's touching tributeSir Peter Jackson has paid a touching personal tribute to Andrew Lesnie, the Oscar-winning cinematographer who was behind the camera on eight of his films.28 Apr 08:15 PM
New ZealandHobbit films put Tolkien fans offDie-hard fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's novels have been turned off by Peter Jackson's three-part film adaptation of The Hobbit, according to Kiwi researchers trawling through responses from viewers.10 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMiddle-earth museum on the cards?New Zealand already has Hobbiton but Gandalf actor Ian McKellen doesn't think it should end there.21 Dec 10:10 PM
EntertainmentLOTR mythology explained in one short videoAnyone who wants to see Peter Jackson’s final Hobbit movie, The Battle of the Five Armies but reckons they’ll give it a miss because it’s all just too confusing – think again.18 Dec 09:00 PM
