Sir Peter Jackson's new film 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' is proving to be a godsend to New Zealand's beleaguered tourism industry following the cataclysmic earthquake that ravaged Christchurch in 2011, claiming 185 lives.
New Zealand tourism officials believe that the movie, a prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, will parade the archipelago country's ...