'Hobbit' shoot to stay in NZ after wrangles resolved

'The Hobbit' will be filmed in New Zealand.

'The Hobbit' will be filmed in New Zealand.

The 'Lord of the Rings' prequel - which was looking likely to move to Eastern Europe, England or Ireland after problems with production in New Zealand - will stay in the country after a deal was reached with the government and studio Warner Bros. over increased tax breaks and changes in labour law.

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