Located roughly 110 miles southeast of Auckland on a working sheep farm, the Hobbiton Movie Set is a must for fans of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" movies. It's the country's only ...

But even Jackson had no idea how important the Hobbiton set would eventually become. The film's version of Hobbiton was built on farmland in the Matamata-Piako District of New Zealand. It was a ...