Wellington Airport in New Zealand will be removing their iconic Tolkien-inspired giant eagle sculptures on May 9. The ...

For more than a decade, passengers at New Zealand’s Wellington Airport have boarded flights below the figures of two giant, ...

The species has “large eyes” and a preference for swampy habitats, much like J.R.R. Tolkien’s character Gollum from Lord of the Rings. Photo by the New Zealand Department of Conservation “ ...

A tragic accident claimed the life of a Lord of the Rings enthusiast as he was hitchhiking to film locations in New Zealand. Joseph Snode, 26, was en-route to Christchurch in New Zealand when the ...

Tolkien tourism has waned in Wellington — although the city will perhaps always be synonymous with Peter Jackson’s films.