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North Island: Hobbiton-Matamata, Opal Springs & Waitomo Caves

Posted 04 April 2006 | By | Categories: New Zealand, Photos, Travel | 8 Comments

Hello again! As most of you know the Lord of The Rings trilogy was filmed in New Zealand. 150 locations were used throughout the country for filming, part of the agreement was to have the sets removed so that the countryside could be returned to the original state after filming. Luckily enough, just one set […]