A sculpture of an eagle from the Hobbit films, ridden by the wizard Gandalf, hangs over the food court area of Wellington Airport, in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, May 5, 2025.

Wellington Airport in New Zealand will be removing their iconic Tolkien-inspired giant eagle sculptures on May 9. The sculptures were created in 2013 by Wētā Workshop, known for working on props ...

'Lord of the Rings' director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand's lost moa By CHRISTINA LARSON , AP Science Writer Updated July 8, 2025 1:16 p.m.

Ant Timpson's new film Bookworm takes The Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood back to Middle-earth to film in New Zealand for the first time since the original trilogy concluded. Wood and Timpson ...

‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa The moa had roamed New Zealand for 4,000 years until they became extinct around 600 years ago ...

Paul Scofield, a project adviser and senior curator of natural history at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand, said he first met the “Lord of the Rings” director when he went to ...

Filmmaker Peter Jackson, left, and Colossal CEO Ben Lamm hold up bones from Jackson's collection of extinct moa bones in Wellington, New Zealand, 2024.

Paul Scofield, a project adviser and senior curator of natural history at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand, said he first met the “Lord of the Rings” director when he went to ...