Peter Jackson

Prime Minister John Key wants to meet Warner Brothers in a bid to keep The Hobbit in New Zealand.

Warner Brothers confirmed today it is still eyeing overseas locations for The Hobbit as the Government hints at employment law changes in an effort to keep the two-part film in New Zealand.

Dark forces are afoot in the shires of Middle Earth and suddenly Hobbitsia Zealandiensis is an endangered species.

Sir Peter Jackson will not meet the New Zealand Actors Equity union to resolve a dispute over employment terms for actors in his adaptation of the J.R.R. Tolkien book The Hobbit, a spokesman at his Wingnut Films company says.

The Hobbit films, thousands of jobs and the local film industry are in danger after boycott threats orchestrated by an "Australian bully boy" union, Sir Peter Jackson says.

Sir Peter Jackson's long-awaited and highly critical report on the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) was delivered to Parliament today.

More than two years ago, a fire ravaged the Universal Studios Hollywood back lot and turned several famous outdoor sets into ashes and apparently setting iconic giant gorilla King Kong free.

New Zealand's first lord of film was invested as a knight today and he accepted the honour on behalf of "thousands of people".

Wakatipu locations feature in all five movies which competed in Tourism New Zealand's 100% Pure Your Big Break short film competition and which are posted for a worldwide audience online.

Red carpet will be rolled out in Wellington again for film maker Peter Jackson as the city plays host to the premiere of his latest film The Lovely Bones next month.