They thought they were going to New Zealand to make better lives for their families. They were told they would leave Samoa – a small island nation in the South Pacific – for their larger neighbor, a ...

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 ...

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With the so-called “set-jetting” trend (a.k.a. traveling to visit popular filming locations) set to strengthen in 2024, Tolkien fans worldwide will be jumping for joy at the latest news from the ...

The hill is perfect — steep, shaggy and as green as a radioactive shamrock, like the matching hills around it. The sheep seem pretty idyllic themselves: polite little nibblers who only sometimes block ...

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There are 58 new confirmed and probable coronavirus cases in New Zealand, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says. Matamata has just one new confirmed case of Covid-19 in the small Waikato ...

A Hawke's Bay horticultural labour contractor has been sentenced to 11 years in jail in New Zealand's first prosecution for dual offences of people trafficking and slavery. The sentence was imposed on ...