New Zealand

God's Own Filmset

Wellington turned into a futuristic Hongkong.

The mountains and lakes around Queenstown are the real stars in this beautifully crafted mini series.

The world's most famous movie set.

Director Taika Waititi beautifully captured a slice of New Zealand life in remote Eastland.

Based on the book trilogy by Terry Brooks, the first two seasons of The Shannara Chronicles were filmed on New Zealand's North Island.

New Zealand becomes the US state of Oregon.

Glimpse behind the scenes of Weta Workshop, the Academy-Award winning champions in propmaking.

This New Zealand-made black comedy is based on the 1975 novel by Taranaki writer Ronald Hugh Morrieson.

For their documentary, Miriam Smith and Christopher Pryor embarked on a year-long film shoot in the remote settlement of Jerusalem.

River Queen was mainly filmed in one of New Zealand's most remote river valleys - the Whanganui River.

The filmmakers did a great job turning New Zealand into Japan, including the construction of an entire Samurai village.

The Hobbit trilogy might not have had the same visual impact as The Lord of the Rings, but some of the locations are pretty awesome.