Part of the New Zealand-based visual effects studio co-founded by Oscar-winning director Sir Peter Jackson has been sold for $1.6bn (£1.2bn). A division of Weta Digital, which has worked on films ...

Dame Fran Walsh and Sir Peter Jackson say Shelly Bay could be used for both arts and recreation longer term. A controversial NZ$500m ($298m) housing development plan in New Zealand has been ...

The first season of the series shot in New Zealand, previous home to Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings feature film trilogy and The Hobbit trilogy, but the second season will be moving to ...