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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2012 file photo, director Peter Jackson, left, and actors, from left, Richard Armitage, Martin Freeman, Elijah Wood and Andy Serkis, pose for photographers upon arrival for the Japan premiere of their film "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" in Tokyo. Many fans are eagerly anticipating a return to the fictional world of Middle-earth with next week's general release of the first movie in âThe Hobbitâ trilogy, the precursor to âThe Lord of the Ringsâ movies. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

AP Interview: Jackson, cast discuss ‘The Hobbit’

Nick Perry · December 7, 2012 7:18 am

Cale Wood inspects his shed where debris was tossed around in Auckland, New Zealand, following a tornado Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. A small tornado ripped through the city killing three people and forcing 250 more to evacuate damaged and powerless homes. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Dean Purcell) AUSTRALIA OUT, NEW ZEALAND OUT

Rare tornado kills 3 in New Zealand’s largest city

Nick Perry · December 7, 2012 2:52 am

Hobbits, superheroes put magic in NZ film industry

Nick Perry · November 25, 2012 5:00 am

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2007 file photo, a visitor looks at original studies of "Gollum" at the exhibition "The Lord of the Rings" at the Movie Park of Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany, during a press preview tour. The heirs of late author J.R.R. Tolkien are suing the producers of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" movie trilogies over alleged exploitative merchandizing. The lawsuit, filed Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, comes a week before the premiere of the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" in Wellington. The opening film in the trilogy hits theaters worldwide next month. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner, File)

Tolkien heirs sue moviemakers over merchandizing

Nick Perry · November 20, 2012 5:00 am

People walk by the Embassy Theater where a giant statue of the character Gandalf from the upcoming movie "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" overlooks the passersby in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Animal wranglers involved in the making of "The Hobbit" movie trilogy say the production company is responsible for the deaths of up to 27 animals, largely because they were kept at a farm filled with bluffs, sinkholes and other "death traps." (AP photo/Nick Perry)

Wranglers say ‘Hobbit’ animals died on unsafe farm

Nick Perry · November 20, 2012 5:00 am

Fishing thwarts Antarctic marine sanctuary idea

Fishing thwarts Antarctic marine sanctuary idea

Nick Perry · November 2, 2012 2:28 am

China’s Haier poised to take over Fisher & Paykel

China’s Haier poised to take over Fisher & Paykel

Nick Perry · October 18, 2012 1:35 am

New Zealand signals earlier exit from Afghanistan

New Zealand signals earlier exit from Afghanistan

Nick Perry · August 20, 2012 5:20 am

Tiny Cook Islands a squeeze for Hillary Clinton

Tiny Cook Islands a squeeze for Hillary Clinton

Nick Perry · August 17, 2012 2:02 pm

Driller admits lapses in New Zealand mine disaster

Driller admits lapses in New Zealand mine disaster

Nick Perry · July 31, 2012 11:07 am

NZ company recalls meats after listeria kills 2

NZ company recalls meats after listeria kills 2

Nick Perry · July 19, 2012 6:32 am

New Zealand meats recalled after listeria kills 2

New Zealand meats recalled after listeria kills 2

Nick Perry · July 19, 2012 12:32 am