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The Peter Jackson (The Lord of The Rings trilogy, Bad Taste, King Kong) factor goes on as New Zealand continues to attract international film productions.

Six international features and television series were shot in New Zealand during the first six months of 2006. Four were filmed in Auckland, one in Wellington and Queenstown, and one exclusively in the Wanaka region.

Details on the six productions were among the highlights in the 2005/06 annual report of Film New Zealand, the country's national film locations office, released in October 2006.

The six international productions are:

Bridge To Terabithia, a Walden Media and Walt Disney Pictures production shot in Auckland

Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America, a Sony Television mini-series shot in Auckland

Power Rangers Space Patrol Delta, a television series from Buena Vista/Toei for ABC Family Channel also shot in Auckland

10,000 BC, a Warner Bros, Centropolis Entertainment and Mark Gordon feature production directed by Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, The Patriot, Godzilla) and completed in a six week shoot based in Wanaka

The Water Horse, a Walden Media, Revolution Studios, Beacon Pictures and Ecosse Films feature production completed in a location shoot based in Queenstown, then moved to Wellington for shooting at Stone Street Studios, with post-production being completed in New Zealand at Weta Digital and Park Road Post

Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, a Disney Family Channel telemovie directed in Auckland by New Zealander John Laing

Commenting in the report, Film New Zealand chairman David Madigan stated: 'Film New Zealand's role in attracting screen production from overseas to build employment within the industry is enhanced by … the quality of our screen productions and the brilliance of our cinema storytellers and all those working with them.'

Since June, the seventh international movie began production in Auckland with a location shoot in Wanaka: 30 Days of Night is a Ghost House Pictures, Dark Horse Entertainment, Columbia Pictures with Sony Pictures Entertainment feature production.

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