24th July 2026 Film & TV / HobbitonHobbiton Movie Set has revealed it recently closed to visitors to host filming for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.
14th April 2026 Fast-track / Film & TVWaterfall Park Developments Limited’s full-service film and television production village, Ayrburn Screen Hub, has been granted Fast-track approval.
9th March 2026 Enterprise Dunedin / Film & TVEnterprise Dunedin has launched a showreel of the city’s locations in a bid to attract international film productions.
17th June 2025 DOC / Film & TVAlpine landscapes at Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park will be the backdrop for a new movie about sherpa Tenzing Norgay’s 1953 climb to the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary.
20th May 2025 Film & TVThe government is increasing the International Screen Production Rebate by $577m to $1.09bn.
14th May 2025 Film & TVA film and television production facility near Queenstown has joined the government’s fast-track approval process.
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9th December 2021 Development / Film & TVSilverlight Studios has secured resource consent for its $280m film studio development near Wānaka.
13th August 2020 Film & TVA new $45m film studio development is under construction in Upper Hutt.
3rd July 2020 Film & TV / FundingThe $230m support package for the screen sector will provide a significant boost to Auckland’s screen industry, says ATEED.
18th September 2019 Film & TVThe agency will investigate long-term tourism opportunities for the region from the $1.5bn series.
17th April 2019 Film & TV / TNZThe country’s lucrative Lord of the Rings film tourism could be under threat from Ireland’s Game of Thrones.
