A union leader is concerned a precedent could be set which would challenge New Zealand's sovereignty if the Government changes labour laws to entice Warner Brothers to film The Hobbit in the country.

Every employee in the land should be concerned at the hammering the actors have got for daring to ask for meaningful negotiations.

Only a new law will give Warner Bros the guarantee it wants on labour laws to keep The Hobbit in NZ, an employment law expert says.

John Key has emerged from crisis talks with Warner Brothers executives over the filming of The Hobbit, saying there is still no decision on where filming will take place.

John Key says he has made it clear to Warner Bros that the Govt cannot go to extreme lengths to keep The Hobbit films in NZ.

The union behind an actors' boycott of The Hobbit has given an unconditional guarantee that it will not take any more industrial action against the film production.

A video clip has highlighted the anger and high stakes involved in the row over The Hobbit.

TVNZ dished out an average of almost $50,000 each to 44 staff whose contracts were "terminated" in the past financial year.

Warner Brothers have confirmed that they are considering alternative locations in which to film the two Hobbit films.

Sir Peter Jackson and his business interests seem to have won the media battle over The Hobbit.

Mighty River Power chief executive Doug Heffernan is NZ's highest-paid government employee with a $1.32m package.

The Hobbit is slipping away from New Zealand despite the best efforts of its producers, the film's co-writer Philippa Boyens says.

Sir Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh's statement on The Hobbit and a release from the Council of Trade Unions in response.

The loss of The Hobbit film overseas is a "potential tragedy for the New Zealand film industry", Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Chris Finlayson said this morning.

The producers of The Hobbit say production is being moved off-shore after industrial action 'undermined Warner Bro's confidence in NZ'.

At least 15,000 workers from Kaitaia to Bluff have attended stop work rallies this afternoon in protest against new employment laws.

Thousands of workers have gathered in Auckland and Wellington as 28 protests against new employment laws take place around NZ.

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