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Goodbye Pork Pie
ByWendy Gilbert October 30, 2016April 18, 2026
If you talk about movies filmed in New Zealand, Lord of the Rings inevitably comes up. The LOTR movies did amazing things for the NZ economy and made the country a more popular tourist destination. There are several other mainstream movies that were at least partially filmed in the country including Avatar, The Chronicles of…
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Hobbiton: Yes, You Have to Go
ByWendy Gilbert July 16, 2016April 20, 2026
Just about every visitor who comes to New Zealand wants to go to Hobbiton. Which means I’ve been there a lot. It holds up every single time.
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Flying In New Zealand: Fast, Easy, and Full of Hobbits
ByWendy Gilbert July 13, 2016April 20, 2026
New Zealand airports are the most efficient I’ve ever used. Wellington’s also has the bonus of being the self-declared Middle of Middle-Earth — complete with Wētā Workshop magic.
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