Ringer Spy Delwyn sends in these scans from the latest issue of The NZ Listener.

Alastiar wrote in to send me the sad news that the LOTR Auction for charity is getting hardly and bids on eBay! Do YOU want the chance to get your very own copy of LOTR signed by PJ, or an original Alan Lee drawing signed by them both! Then get over to eBay and bid! [More]

MATAMATA, New Zealand — Ian Alexander’s first hint that something big was brewing came with a knock at the door, rousting him from a televised rugby match. [More]

Hobbit Ranger Anne sends us in these images from the NYC LOTR premiere events, on stage with the cast is noted LOTR fan Governor George Pataki! [More]

Most moviemakers hear from fans after their film hits the theaters. But Peter Jackson, director of “The Lord of the Rings,” was getting feedback even before he’d finished shooting the movie. [More]

Ataahua writes: Now here is a nice story from the New Zealand Press Association to bring a shine to your day: two actors who played hobbits in the film have fallen in love (and I’m not going to make any allusions about foot fetishes). [More]