Great news for visitors and digital nomads! You can now work remotely for your overseas employer or client from New Zealand.

To apply, visit Immigration New Zealand.

New Zealand's stunning landscapes captivated movie fans around the world as the unbilled star of the hugely successful The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

The landscapes of Middle‑earth™ came alive after they were featured in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy from 2001-2003. Over 150 real New Zealand locations were used, from the rolling green hills of Matamata in the North Island which we now know as Hobbiton to Queenstown’s snowy jagged mountain peaks; the Remarkables, featured as The Dimrill Dale.

Gandalf in Hobbiton

How can New Zealand not bewitch anyone who visits

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