READ MORE:* Hobbiton applies to increase tourist numbers despite infrastructure cracks* American family in fatal crash at Hobbiton turnoff* Residents at wits' end over deadly intersectionA panel of hearing commissioners met in Matamata on Monday to hear Hobbiton Movie Set's​ proposal. But one resident who lives on the same road as Hobbiton​ believes the tour company's pitch contains inaccurate information. The plan change seeks to establish a planning framework to enable the growth of tourism activities at Hobbiton​ while managing adverse effects. KELLY HODEL/STUFF 3500 visitors per day equates to 1,227,500 visitors per year, well over the 300,000 a year they are currently consented for. "A yearly cap on traffic flows would place an onerous traffic counting and monitoring requirement on [Hobbiton] that is never-ending.

Source: Stuff April 08, 2019 05:26 UTC