'Hobbit' shoot to stay in NZ after wrangles resolved

'The Hobbit' will be filmed in New Zealand.

'Hobbit' shoot to stay in NZ after wrangles resolved

'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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