CONTROVERSY!!! It's time to talk about tourism in New Zealand, insane subsidies to the film industry, the Hobbit Law (the unbelievably depressing legacy left by the production of the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit in New Zealand), and how Amazon Prime Video took advantage of it all. Hungry for more info? Check out these articles:

New Zealand is hitching its economic future to Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series: https://qz.com/1997678/amazon-is-spending-a-fortune-on-lord-of-the-rings-in-new-zealand/

More than Middle-Earth: How Film Tourism Changed New Zealand: https://discovery.cathaypacific.com/middle-earth-film-tourism-changed-new-zealand/

Here’s How New Zealand’s ‘Hobbit Law’ Is Impacting The Country: https://www.fodors.com/world/australia-and-the-pacific/new-zealand/experiences/news/heres-how-new-zealands-hobbit-law-is-impacting-the-country

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