There are hobbits about in the land, once again. Big, noisy, clumsy folks like you and me can’t usually see them, but they’re there, I assure you. Some of you will call me a major loon, I realize, but ...

In September 1998, Sir Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema stumbled upon the Alexander's 1,250-acre sheep and beef farm during an aerial search for suitable film sites. Construction began in March 1999.

Avatar is moving in next door to the Hobbit. Successful U.S. film director James Cameron has snapped up more farmland near the New Zealand capital, Wellington, not far from Oscar-winning colleague ...