Pua Magasiva, who played the Red Ranger on "Power Rangers Ninja Storm," was found dead Saturday in New Zealand. Police arriving at a Wellington, New Zealand residence early on Saturday founder Magasive unresponsive, according to a <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12229976"…

Stephen Colbert has canceled plans to take The Late Show on the road to New Zealand due to Friday's mass shooting that left 50 people dead. Colbert told viewers Monday night he loves visiting New Zealand, and had scheduled a surprise trip there this week. "I just love that country," he said. "If you've never been, go…

Peter Jackson and Taika Waititi have responded to New Zealand's worst ever mass shooting. The directors have called the two extremist right-wing terror incidents, which left 49 people dead in Christchurch, "devastating" and "heartbreaking". Lord of the Rings director Jackson said, "New Zealanders are devastated. Our…

The shooter behind the New Zealand mosque attacks sent his manifesto outlining his sick philosophy to government officials and media outlets less than 10 minutes before the attack that killed 49 people, according to a report. The <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12213423"…

YouTube, Twitter and Facebook have been scrambling overnight and into Friday to remove horrific video footage recorded by one of the participants in the terrorist attacks that killed 49 people in New Zealand. A mounting backlash online suggests that many people don’t think the companies are doing nearly enough. The mas…

Forty nine people have been murdered at two mosques in New Zealand as part of an "extremist, right-wing" terrorist attack. The attacks took place at 1:40pm local time in Christchurch, NZ. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called it one of New Zealand’s “darkest days.” The news has taken over international…

Geoff Murphy, a leading figure in the New Zealand movie industry in the 1970s and ’80s who also helmed such Hollywood fare as Young Guns II and Freejack and was second-unit director on The Lord of the Rings trilogy, has died. He was 80. Murphy’s death was confirmed by The New Zealand Herald. His directing credits also…

In the sort of potential fallout we've not yet seen from the sexual misconduct scandals swirling within the industry, Matt Lauer's ownership of a farm in New Zealand is being reviewed. The Overseas Investment Office is seeking further information about allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior that spurred Lauer's…

I don't know many prime ministers. Actually, just one, John Key, who has been prime minister of New Zealand since 2008. So I was chagrined to see that Key is planning to resign his post as of December 12, clearing the way for a succession vote, and capping the political career of The Hobbit‘s best friend. In 2010, Key…

Hobbits, Orcs, Ents and maybe even some Na’vi are getting their own museum in New Zealand’s capital city. A long-gestating $90M project backed by private interests led by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and their longtime collaborator Richard Taylor today won approval from the Wellington City Council. A combined movie…

After making Avatar in Wellington, James Cameron’s three sequels are now also lined up to shoot in New Zealand. The Kiwi government says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox to see the director make each of the next Avatar installments locally…

Warner Bros.‘ three Hobbit films have racked up over half a billion dollars in production costs, reports the AP, citing Kiwi financial filings that say Peter Jackson has spent $676 million New Zealand dollars ($561 million US) so far on his LOTR follow-ups. But that figure’s just the total so far as of March 31 and…