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Wellington holidays

May 2019

  • 'Give a kiwi a good sniff': perfumer recreates the odour of birds for major exhibition – video

    A new nature exhibition in New Zealand's Te Papa museum allows visitors to smell the strong scents of New Zealand’s birdlife

November 2015

  • Wellington

    48 hours in ...
    48 hours in Wellington, New Zealand: where to go, what to do

    It’s cool-as, cute, culinarily blessed and compact. Wherever you are in the Kiwi capital, chances are you’re a 10-minute stroll from the next place you want to be

16 November 2012

  • Sir Ian McKellen (as Gandalf) on the Hobbiton set

    On the Hobbit trail in New Zealand

    With the film of The Hobbit due out next month, New Zealand is preparing to welcome a fresh wave of visitors keen to follow in Bilbo's hairy footsteps around Middle Earth, says Rebecca Nicholson

  • Wellington city and harbour.

    Wellington without Bilbo: hobbit-free New Zealand haunts

    New Zealand's capital city has hotels, bars, coffee shops and galleries to enjoy without any sign of orcs, elves or the Shire

  • Trail Hobbit gallery: Mount N moonrise

    The Hobbit: Middle Earth locations in New Zealand – in pictures

    As New Zealand gears up for the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Wellington on 28 November, the entire country is going Hobbit mad. Details of many of the locations used in Sir Peter Jackson's trilogy are a closely guarded secret, but there are still plenty of places where you can feel the magic of Middle Earth, from the set of Hobbiton to 'Mount Doom' from the Lord of the Rings films

October 2011

  • Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

    Peter Jackson's The Hobbit to premiere in Wellington

    The decision follows the unexpected success of the premiere of The Return of the King in the director's New Zealand hometown, when 120,000 people took to the streets

July 2011

  • Minaret Station

    Beyond the bungees: what's new in New Zealand adventure travel

    Test out a new £26m cycle network, trek a 3,000km trail or go glamping in a glacial valley – just some of the latest ways to explore New Zealand

June 2011

  • Island Bay, Wellington

    New Zealand Rugby World Cup city guide: Wellington

    New Zealand's capital is hosting group matches for Wales and Scotland. Blogger Nick Churchouse shows Rachel Dixon where to find the best food, drink and beaches between games. Tomorrow: Auckland

November 2008

  • Sao Paulo

    City guide: Culture

    If you want to find great art, who better to ask than the local artists? Here they give us their favourites

September 2003

  • Wellington boosts

    After many years in the shadows, New Zealand's capital is causing a stir. Matthew Brace offers a guide to the city's epicentre and how to spot a hobbit or two

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