Being "fans" of the Lord of the The Rings, one of our mandatory stops was the movie set of Hobbiton, in Matamata, two hours south of Auckland. Unfortunately, there isn't much left of the hobbits hole, since the production covered most of them after filming was over. However, the owners of the field where everything was shot managed to preserve some of them under the condition that no painting or furniture be presented to tourists. The location is amazing and with the help of our guide, we really could see how it looked back when they shot most of the scenes !