{"id":102607,"date":"2016-12-21T14:15:07","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T19:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=102607"},"modified":"2016-12-21T14:15:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T19:15:07","slug":"tourism-new-zealand-celebrates-fifteen-years-of-middle-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2016\/12\/21\/102607-tourism-new-zealand-celebrates-fifteen-years-of-middle-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism New Zealand celebrates fifteen years of Middle-earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gandalf-NZ.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-102608 no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gandalf-NZ-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"gandalf-nz\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gandalf-NZ-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gandalf-NZ-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gandalf-NZ-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gandalf-NZ.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>As part of the celebrations of the fifteenth anniversary of the release of Peter Jackson&#8217;s <em>The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/media.newzealand.com\/en\/news\/travelling-through-new-zealand,-middle-earth-style\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tourism New Zealand <\/a>has launched a new way to explore the country that has become, for many, the &#8216;real&#8217; Middle-earth. \u00a0They tell us:<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;To celebrate New Zealand being the real Middle-earth for 15 years (since the first <em>Lord of the Rings<\/em> film) we have come up with a new way to take you on an adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine if you travelled the real Middle-earth like a Hobbit &#8211; what journey would you take? What if you were an Elf? A Dwarf? A Wizard? &#8216;Middle-earth travel&#8217; aligns the characters to the NZ experiences they would do, on their New Zealand holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers will take a quiz to discover what character they are, and will receive a personalised message from Peter Jackson saying:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What character they are<\/li>\n<li>Providing them with a customised itinerary through NZ<\/li>\n<li>Providing them with a shareable video of &#8216;What to pack&#8217; for their journey to Middle-earth&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can take the quiz on Tourism New Zealand&#8217;s Facebook page, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/purenewzealand\/posts\/\" target=\"_blank\">100% Pure New Zealand<\/a>; or you can find it on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newzealand.com\/int\/campaign\/middle-earth-quiz\/?cid=o%3Asoc%3Aglobal%3Afb%3Alpp%3Amequiz\" target=\"_blank\">website, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They also shared with us two fun articles: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.newzealand.com\/en\/story-ideas\/15-middle-earth-stars-profess-their-love-for-new-z\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>15 Middle-earth stars profess their love for New Zealand<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/media.newzealand.com\/en\/story-ideas\/how-to-travel-like-a-hobbit-in-new-zealand\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How to travel like a hobbit in New Zealand<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many airline companies have sales on around this time of year, so if you&#8217;re inspired, maybe 2017 will be the year you make your own Unexpected Journey to Middle-earth? 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