Matamata, New Zealand

Videos of Matamata (1)

Roarrr, Matamata, New Zealand travel video

Travel Blogs from Matamata (41)

The Razing of the Shire, Matamata, New Zealand travel blog
The Razing of the Shire
Dec 30, 2003

... ghost of Hobbiton isn't that interesting. Like the rest of us, she's paid $50 to experience the last remains of Middle Earth in New Zealand, and finds herself trudging around a field with more dung than sheep - and there are a lot of sheep. We're on ...

A travel blog entry by mbgower
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farm stays and more, Matamata, New Zealand travel blog
farm stays and more
Oct 11, 2005

... available for the next says. And so it was, Clare and I left 2 days after I arrived to move to our next farm stay near Matamata. There we worked our ass off, milking twice a day at 6am and 3:30pm and doing diverse other jobs for room and board. I liked ...

A travel blog entry by grizzly
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Take Me to the Shire!, Matamata, New Zealand travel blog
Take Me to the Shire!
Aug 28, 2009

... the first one – to prepare for today's activity and our last one (yet perhaps most anticipated) in NZ: Hobbiton! Place: Matamata (pronounced meta-meta) but more widely known as the town where the Shire was built. The sets from the movie are not in ...

A travel blog entry by carlaandmike
Hobbiton, Matamata, New Zealand travel blog
Hobbiton
Oct 7, 2005

... they went to to make it look as it did and to keep it a secret during filming are very impressive. Apperantly no one in Matamata knew what they were doing even though they filmed there for 3 months. It is crazy to think after all they did that this set ...

A travel blog entry by voonston

Forum Discussions on Matamata (8)

A North Island Itinerary for information
Posted on Sep 3, 2009, 14:11:41
... . It will give you a general idea of what you will see and can do. This relates to someone who is in a campervan. A New Zealand Holiday Itinerary for th North Island I recommend you spend around a month in the North Island and the remainder of the time ...
North Island Odyssey
Posted on Jul 12, 2008, 01:28:21
... . Through to route one then north to catck back up with route 30 and on to Rotorua one of the most interesting places in New Zealand.(www.rotoruanz.com/ .Here you can enjoy getting Maori immersion, visit the geothermal wonders, soak in a hot pool. Stay at ...
A North Island Odyssey
Posted on Apr 14, 2008, 19:52:19
... . Through to route one then north to catck back up with route 30 and on to Rotorua one of the most interesting places in New Zealand.(www.rotoruanz.com/ .Here you can enjoy getting Maori immersion, visit the geothermal wonders, soak in a hot pool. Stay at ...
NZ travel advice
Posted on Jun 15, 2009, 08:43:55
... and I can't help with accommodation recommendations as a result.... Anyhow - here is a general 14 day itinerary in New Zealand................more information at www.newzealandtravelguide.net Day 1 - - Fly into Auckland and pick up vehicle and head ...

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