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PM: 50-50 chance of <i>Hobbit</i> staying in NZ
Prime Minister John Key, who will meet high-powered executives from Warner Brothers in Wellington in the next two days, thinks there is a "50-50" chance of The Hobbit being filmed in New Zealand.
Thousands rally in support of <i>Hobbit</i>
Sir Peter Jackson has taken a shot at an Australian union for intervening in the NZ film industry and unsettling plans to film The Hobbit in this country.
TV producer: Unions fed frontwomen to mob
The head of the company that produces Outrageous Fortune believes the fallout over The Hobbit has made actors Robyn Malcolm and Jennifer Ward-Lealand "damaged goods".
'This is our livelihood' - Middle Earth's real-life battle
A video clip has highlighted the anger and high stakes involved in the row over The Hobbit.
TVNZ reveals payout of $2.1m to departing staff
TVNZ dished out an average of almost $50,000 each to 44 staff whose contracts were "terminated" in the past financial year.
Emails undermine studio's claims about <i>Hobbit</i> strikes
Warner Bros and actors' unions were ready to bury the hatchet at the beginning of this week, a series of emails shows.
<i>Hobbit</i> dispute sparks RWC fears
Bosses are calling for a guarantee the industrial disputes threatening to derail The Hobbit won't be repeated in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Hobbit studio confirms it is looking abroad for filming locations
Warner Brothers have confirmed that they are considering alternative locations in which to film the two Hobbit films.
Govt eyes extra Hobbit tax breaks
The Government is leaving the door open to more tax incentives to keep the shooting of The Hobbit films in New Zealand.
<i>Hobbit</i> can be saved for NZ - Key
Prime Minister John Key thinks The Hobbit movies can be saved and he is going to do his best to achieve that when Warner Brothers executives arrive next week.
Actors' Equity <Hobbit> meeting in Auckland cancelled
An Actors' Equity meeting to be held in Auckland tonight has been canned over fears technicians and other workers in the film would picket.
<i>Outrageous</i> star in <i>Hobbit</i> fracas
Robyn Malcolm had to be escorted by police from an inner city Wellington restaurant last night after being threatened by technical workers worried the Hobbit won't be made in NZ.
NZ actors 'feeling misrepresented' by union
A filmmaker and actor who worked on LOTR and Avatar says union demands to standardise pay rates could cripple dozens of NZ films.
<i>The Hobbit</i> leaving NZ - <b>readers react</b>
Production of The Hobbit films moving offshore has raised the ire of many Herald readers. We asked where the blame should lie.
<i>Hobbit</i> co-writer: 'We've had it'
The Hobbit is slipping away from New Zealand despite the best efforts of its producers, the film's co-writer Philippa Boyens says.
Wingnut and union statements on <i>The Hobbit</i>
Sir Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh's statement on The Hobbit and a release from the Council of Trade Unions in response.
<i>Hobbit</i> loss 'potential tragedy for NZ film'
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.
Who is to blame for The Hobbit moving overseas?
Sir Peter Jackson? Acting unions? Warner Bros? Gollum's salary demands? Who caused what?
Filming of <i>The Hobbit</i> moving overseas
The producers of The Hobbit say production is being moved off-shore after industrial action 'undermined Warner Bro's confidence in NZ'.
NZ's film industry 'in peril' over risk of losing <i>The Hobbit</i>
Weta Workshop's boss Sir Richard Taylor last night said the New Zealand film industry was "at some level of peril".
Hobbit films in 'peril', says Weta chief
Two Hobbit films, expected to cost about $669m to make, are in danger of being moved away from NZ because of "the actions of a very limited few", says Weta Workshop's Sir Richard Taylor.