Key cast members of The Hobbit made their first media appearance today, minus director Peter Jackson.

A US businessman fraudulently billed almost a quarter of a million dollars to film director Sir Peter Jackson's credit card.

Actor Elijah Wood is set to revisit his role as Frodo in Sir Peter Jackson's movies of The Hobbit, despite his character not featuring in the book by JRR Tolkien.

Australian actress Cate Blanchett has been confirmed to reprise her Lord Of The Rings role as Galadriel, the Lady of Lothlorien, in The Hobbit.

NZ taxpayers have spent more than half a billion dollars over the past decade subsidising Hollywood.

Losses to the tourism industry would be well into the millions if The Hobbit films are not shot here, an expert has warned.

Hobbiton has put Matamata on the map, but with production of The Hobbit shifting overseas, the town's future as a tourist hub is in jeopardy.

A Canadian actors' union has sided with its Kiwi counterparts in a dispute over employment terms on Peter Jackson's The Hobbit films.

Actor Sam Neill says the dispute between the actors' unions and 'The Hobbit' producers could be resolved with a simple cup of tea.

Peter Jackson says his actors receive the "most generous" conditions in NZ, rejecting claims that The Hobbit actors need a union deal.

Peter Jackson says he has accepted his knighthood on behalf of "thousands of people".

Gandalf has given the proposed Wellywood sign on a hill above Wellington airport the thumbs down but thinks "Middle Earth" would be a winner.

Inspired by the Lord of the Rings, a Dutch tourist attempted to climb Mt Ngauruhoe - but was ill-prepared for the task.

Peter Jackson's production company has cast doubt on the authenticity of one of the world's largest collections of Lord of the Rings memorabilia.