Two giant eagle sculptures inspired by “The Hobbit” and “ The Lord of the Rings ” have loomed over visitors to Wellington Airport for more than a decade. Now, they will take their final ...

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.

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.

The fight to keep The Hobbit in New Zealand may be getting more intense, but there’s a limit to how far it’ll go, according to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. Key spoke to reporters ...

For more than a decade, travelers at New Zealand ’s Wellington Airport have been greeted by two Hobbit-themed sculptures of giant, hovering eagl es, one of which carried wizard Gandalf ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For more than a decade, passengers at New Zealand’s Wellington Airport have boarded flights below the figures of two giant, hovering eagles from the “Hobbit ...

Huge ‘Hobbit’-themed eagle sculptures to depart New Zealand airport Charlotte Graham-McLay/AP via CNN Newsource One of the sculptures hangs over the food court area in Wellington Airport ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For more than a decade, passengers at New Zealand’s Wellington Airport have boarded flights below the figures of two giant, hovering eagles from the “Hobbit ...