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Peter Jackson and star Elijah Wood surprised the 700 fans and special guests tonight's TheOneRing.net World Premiere party for The Hobbit, held in the Amora Hotel Ballroom.

Hobbits, elves, wizards and all manner of Middle-earth creatures were part of a crowd of thousands that gathered in downtown Wellington in November 2012 ahead of the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Hugh Sundae, Entertainment Editor was on the 500-metre red carpet to catch a glimpse of the cast & to ask some of the hard hitting questions. Shot on a Canon C300 supplied by A2Z Technologies.

The Hobbit stars met the media in a press conference before it's World Premiere, Sir Peter Jackson had press from around the world laughing as he revealed how Barry Humphries nabbed the part. Comedy is something that's more evident in JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, which was written as a children's book, unlike the much darker tale of The Lord of the Rings. Jackson said the lightness and the comedy in The Hobbit was a joy.

<p>Sir Peter Jackson and the Cast and crew of The Hobbit arrived at Wellington International Airport after flying on the Hobbit-themed Air NZ boeing 777 - 300ER aircraft. </p> <p>Footage shot at 48fps on a Canon C300 thanks to <a href='http://a2ztech.co.nz/' target='_blank'>A2Z Technologies</a>

Peter Jackson has finished his final cut of <i>The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey</i>, just days out from the film's premiere in Wellington.

What's your actual height and did you lie about it to get the part?

Peter Jackson's award-winning hair and make-up team performed miracles on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

25 years after a crew of amateurs made the now cult classic Bad Taste, they remember its creator, Sir Peter Jackson, not always fondly, as he prepares for the premiere of the prequel to his record-breaking Rings trilogy.

A star of the classic cult film Bad Taste says Peter Jackson dumped him and his mates after they spent years helping him to make his breakthrough hit.

The volcanoes of Mordor are erupting right on cue for the Hobbit premiere, but animals have been the problem.

Many stars are expected to 'go green' for Wednesday's premiere of the The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - what is lining up to be New Zealand's biggest movie party in years.

Air New Zealand has launched a new Hobbit-themed aircraft in celebration of the much anticipated release of <i>The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey</i>.

Despite some unfavourable publicity, the tourism industry is anticipating a beneficial Hobbit spin-off.

Peter Jackson is said to be enthusiastic about monitoring off-set conditions for animals used in film productions, writes John Drinnan.

The Hobbit films may come with the digital wizardry expected from a Peter Jackson production, but the transformative magic began in the hands of the films' makeup artists. Janetta Mackay reports.

Sir Ian McKellen says the thought of someone else playing Gandalf drove him to reprise the role.

A wrangler at the centre of claims animals were mistreated during filming of The Hobbit stands by his allegations, but says he never intended to tarnish the movie.

The estate of JRR Tolkien is suing Hobbit producers for causing "irreparable harm" to the author's legacy, just a week out from the film's official premiere.

Sir Peter Jackson says accusations of animal cruelty are distressing to dedicated staff.

The pub featured in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies will become the centre piece of Matamata's Hobbiton Tour.

The list of stars walking the red carpet at next week's world premiere of the first Hobbit film has been revealed - with one notable cast member missing.