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The two eagle sculptures—including one with the wizard Gandalf riding on its back—have soared over visitors at Wellington International Airport in New Zealand for more than a decade ...

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. (Charlotte Graham-McLay ...

During the years the eagles have hovered in the terminal, Tolkien tourism has waned in Wellington. Photo: AP “Taking them away is un-New Zealand,” joked another airport visitor, Michael Parks.

For more than a decade, passengers at Wellington Airport have boarded flights below the figures of two giant, hovering eagles from The Hobbit.

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.

Rest of World News: Wellington Airport bids farewell to its iconic Hobbit movie eagle sculptures. These massive structures have been a fixture for over a decade. They are ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — 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 films ...

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. (AP Photo ...