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Hobbits, superheroes put magic in NZ film industry

Source: Mercedes Sun-Star, Nov 25 2012, 12:47am CST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A crate full of sushi arrives. Workers wearing wetsuit shirts or in bare feet bustle past with slim laptops. With days to go, a buzzing intensity fills the once-dilapidated warehouses where Peter Jackson's visual-effe ...

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Tons of New Zealand meat stranded on Chinese docks

Source: Charlotte Observer | May 19 2013, 9:31pm CDT

tool goes here WELLINGTON, New Zealand Hundreds of tons of frozen mutton, lamb and beef from New Zealand have been stranded on Chinese docks after China halted imports from the country due to a certification dispute. China h ...

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China halts imports of New Zealand meat

Source: Washington Examiner | May 19 2013, 9:31pm CDT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hundreds of tons of frozen mutton, lamb and beef from New Zealand have been stranded on Chinese docks after China halted imports from the country due to a certification dispute. China has blocked all New Z ...

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"The film business in general is volatile, and visual effects has to be sitting right on the crest of that wave"

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The Hobbit filming to start again in NZ

Source: TVNZ | May 19 2013, 6:26pm CDT

The cast of The Hobbit are back in New Zealand filming parts of the second installment of Sir Peter Jackson's trilogy. Fan website, The One Ring, says it can confirm that shooting of the Battle of Five Armies and other scenes from the ...

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'I didn't think it was possible to get better' - Tenacious D

Source: TVNZ | May 19 2013, 5:27pm CDT

Tenacious D are back in New Zealand, bigger and better than ever - they claim. The last time the comedy rock duo, Jack Black and Kyle Gass, were in the country they supported the Foo Fighters, but this time they are headlinin ...

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Train derails at Wellington Junction

Source: Newstalk ZB | May 19 2013, 4:01pm CDT

A train has derailed near Wellington train station this morning. The Porirua service derailed at Wellington Junction just after 8am. A KiwiRail spokeswoman says there are no reports of injuries at this stage. The Hutt Valley, Kapiti and Wairarapa lin ...

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'Hobbit' stars heading back to NZ

Source: Newstalk ZB | May 19 2013, 3:10pm CDT

The cast of The Hobbit is believed to be back in New Zealand to start filming on Sir Peter Jackson's next instalment. The onering.net website says it can confirm that filming starts today on 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'. ...

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Embarking on an expected journey

Source: Stuff.co.nz | May 19 2013, 12:33pm CDT

It is hardly an unexpected journey any more. Actors involved with The Hobbit movie trilogy have returned to Wellington from around the world, with filming for the final two films expected to resume today. Director Sir Peter Jackson ...

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Dracula horror as North lures $70m movie from Ardmore

Source: Irish Independent | May 18 2013, 11:03pm CDT

THE Paul McGuinness-backed Ardmore Studios is examining whether the loss of UIP's $70m (€55m) budget blockbuster Dracula to Northern Ireland may have been as a result of unfair state aid. Ardmore boss Siun Ni Raghallaigh told the Sunday Ind ...

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