Global Search: Auckland
Latest News (53)
Filming for new Power Rangers TV series set to boost New Zealand industry
A new series of children’s superhero drama Power Rangers will return to film on location in Auckland and is set to boost the country’s TV industry. Power Rangers Dino Charge will be the highest-profile international TV series to film in…
Park Pictures builds Roman gladiator arena in New Zealand filming for Samsung
Park Pictures built a Roman gladiator arena near Auckland, New Zealand, for a new spot promoting Samsung’s curved Ultra High Definition TV. The ad features a father and son facing a gladiator charge in the Roman arena as the curved…
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon sequel to film in New Zealand and China
A sequel to the Oscar-winning period action film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will film on location in New Zealand and China. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II - The Green Destiny will be produced by The Weinstein Company and will use…
Filming on location with commercials producer Laurie Boccaccio
Laurie Boccaccio has 15 years of experience as a commercials producer, working mainly for top production company MJZ. She talks to The Location Guide about her experiences filming around the world. “I have been so fortunate to see and work…
Filming New Zealand with top Unit Production Manager Brigitte Yorke
Brigitte Yorke studied at South Seas Film and TV School in Auckland and started as a runner in Wellington before working her way up to Unit Production Manager. She talks to The Location Guide about New Zealand’s changing industry and…
Tobey Maguire movie Z for Zachariah to film on location in New Zealand
Tobey Maguire is a producer on new post-apocalyptic feature Z for Zachariah, which will start filming on location in New Zealand in the next few weeks. Based on a 1974 children’s novel by Robert O’Brien, the story takes place in…
The Dead Lands filming in New Zealand as NZ-UK co-production
New feature The Dead Lands is filming on location in and around Auckland, New Zealand, as a New Zealand-UK co-production. Described as a “Maori action epic”, the film will chart a revenge story and will showcase the Maori martial art…
Avatar sequels may cancel planned New Zealand filming over incentives issue
New Zealand may lose location filming for James Cameron’s Avatar sequels if its filming incentive programme is not improved. Cameron is planning three back-to-back sequels, but with a production budget reportedly approaching a billion dollars, he is looking for a…
Concern in Auckland production industry as NZ filming incentives stay static
New Zealand’s move to keep filming rebates static at 15% is causing concern for Auckland’s production industry. The government has reduced spending thresholds on its filming grants rather than increasing the rebates, prompting fears that shows of the calibre of…
Academy Films captures New Zealand lakeshore tranquillity on location for Vodafone
Academy Films headed to Lake Wakatipu on New Zealand’s South Island to film a new spot for mobile provider Vodafone. Lake shows a woman relaxing on a jetty in warm sunshine as clear water laps around her and she ignores…
Forums (2)
Directory (61)
Exit Films
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: New Zealand
Covering: New ZealandThick As Thieves
Category: Production Companies
Country: New ZealandSaatchi & Saatchi Auckland
Category: Advertising Agency
Country: New ZealandExposure
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: New Zealand
Covering: New ZealandFilmscouts NZ
Category: Location Finders/ Scouts
Country: New Zealand
Location Experience: New ZealandSmasher Films
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: New Zealand
Covering: New Zealand, AustraliaParticular Productions
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: New Zealand
Covering: New Zealand, Australia, Pacific IslandsShooting Gallery Asia New Zealand
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: New Zealand
Covering: AsiaBeach House Films
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: New Zealand
Covering: Australia, New ZealandRed Locations
Category: Location Finders/ Scouts
Country: New Zealand
Location Experience: New Zealand - North and South Islands