The Hobbiton Movie Set in Matamata, New Zealand, will make you feel like you’ve just stepped into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "The Hobbit" films and books. First ...

Steven Weintraub launched Collider in the summer of 2005. As Editor-in-chief, he has taken the site from a small bedroom operation to having millions of readers around the world. Over the years, he ...

The Hobbiton Movie Set in the country’s Waikato region has long been home to the famous Hobbit holes seen in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films, attracting visitors from all over the world.

Located roughly 110 miles southeast of Auckland on a working sheep farm, the Hobbiton Movie Set is a must for fans of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" movies. It's the country's only remaining ...

The sweeping landscapes of New Zealand are, for many “Lord of the Rings” fans, inextricably linked to the fictional land of Middle‑earth. And while the home of the Hobbits was the product of author ...

“You…shall not pass!” is something I just couldn’t help but say when standing by the sign marking the entry to Hobbiton, much to my wife’s dismay. We had ...

Please don’t call New Zealand paradise. The island country, like any, has its share of ills, from the highest teen suicide rate in the developed world to a brain drain that, for years, sucked many of ...

HOBBITON, New Zealand – Like the "Lord of the Rings" saga, the tale of the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour has grown in the telling. And like this year's most famous hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, the folks behind ...