[LINK] NZ Government hobbit secrets

[Kim Holburn]

Meanwhile in New Zealand, important state secrets are under threat.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10864146

> Threats fly over Hobbit document release
> Warner Bros is threatening that the Government's release of confidential documents about the Hobbit union debate would be a "major disincentive" to future film-making in New Zealand.
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> The New Zealand Ombudsman has ordered the Government to release documents about the deal it struck to ensure the Hobbit movies were made in the country.
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> The Government secured the three movies by changing employment laws and beefing up the tax rebate sweetener for the productions, resulting in an additional $25 million in incentives for Warner Bros.
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> Unions fought the law changes and the Labour Party accused the government of chequebook legislation.
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> The documents, all of which opposed the 2010 unionisation attempt, include sensitive communications between Warner subsidiary New Line  Cinemas, Peter Jackson's Wingnut Films and government ministers.
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> New Line has said that some of the documents reflect the company's "negotiations and innermost thinking, including certain strategic decisions, legal and personal opinions, offers from third party governments and other private information", according to The Hollywood Reporter.



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