WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For more than a decade, passengers at New Zealand ’s Wellington Airport have boarded flights ...

(AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay) Passengers walk past a sculpture of the dragon Smaug from the Hobbit films at the check-in area at Wellington Airport ... New Zealand and employed thousands of ...

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 for ...

The movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien ’s beloved novels generated billions of dollars in tourism revenue for New Zealand and employed thousands of people in Wellington over the 15 years of the ...