New Zealand Passed A Law To Keep Hobbit Amid Protests
The New Zealand government on Friday approved legislation clearing the way for two 
” movie to be made in the country, despite strong protests from opposition MPs who said it was a “day of shame.”
The government’s decision to rush through the change in work, part of the agreement signed with Warner Bros. Pictures to hold lucrative project director Peter Jackson in his native New Zealand, divided public opinion.
Some union leaders have received death threats following an international boycott in the short term frameworks of professional life conditions.Warner Bros. said they would consider relocating production elsewhere, a decision that could cost the country 1.5 billion dollars and damaged the reputation of his burgeoning film industry. They flew to New Zealand earlier this week to negotiate with a delegation headed by Prime Minister John Key.
The government has announced a deal Wednesday to keep the film in New Zealand, but was forced to surrender tens of millions of dollars for the privilege. “We were not prepared to see thousands of jobs disappear and Kiwi were not prepared to see the hard work of many talented New Zealanders who are building our film industry from the established principle danger,” said Labour Minister, Kate Wilkinson Parliament during the debate.
Included in the agreement was an offer of $ 25 million, 15 million in tax breaks. Changes in legislation pushed through without the normal process of referral to a committee and public comments.
“What is the government going to do next? – To give up anything that requires multinational working standards diluted in exchange for some kind of investment,” said opposition legislator Charles Chauvel.
“This is the government that the words of the Financial Times today, has reduced the status of a client of the New Zealand study of American film.”
Another opposition MP has taken the revised national flag logo of Warner Bros. in a corner.
Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc., issued a statement Friday in Los Angeles to thank the Prime Minister, his cabinet and the other on New Zealand authorities for their support and cooperation. ”
Charles Chauvel, Financial Times, Kate Wilkinson, Member of Parliament, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, Time Warner, Warner Bros.