Journalist·NZ Herald·14 Oct, 2026 11:05 PM5 mins to readA giant model of Gollum was unveiled over Wellington's Embassy Theatre for the New Zealand premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in Wellington in 2002. Photo / Mark MitchellA global online travel site is picking Wellington as a popular tourist destination next year, thanks again to The Lord of the Rings.Twenty-five years ago, Sir Peter Jackson power-charged New Zealand’s tourism industry with the release of the first film in The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) trilogy. Middle
The Hunt for Gollum puts Wellington back on the map for set-jetting tourists
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