Special Edition C Ibis Hotel 153 Featherston Street F Wellington i-SITE Visitor Information Centre I Wharewaka 1 Cable Street THE COSTUMES Located in the heart of the city near the bustle of Lambton Civic Square This beautiful purpose-built, REGIONAL LOCATIONS Quay and a three minute walk from the waterfront, with easy The i-SITE is the official Visitor function centre houses our two access to Parliament, Westpac Stadium and Te Papa. Information Centre and the local Waka (canoes) ‘Te Rerenga Kotahi’ experts in our compact harbour and ‘Te Hononga’. Housed alongside Rydges Hotel Wellington Karaka Café, open 7-days, so come A A GLOIN capital. They provide travel advice Kapiti 75 Featherston Street and bookings within Wellington and and enjoy great coffee, great food Gloin the Dwarf joins the Company of Thorin Oakenshield for the whole of New Zealand. and great people. Rydges Wellington: where as both participant and investor. A stalwart retainer and H ‘FaceTime’ isn’t an app on your traditionalist, Gloin and his brother Oin are cousins to B LEGOLAS G phone… this multi-award winning Thorin, the King in Exile, and hold his quest to reclaim TAURIEL F hotel stands out from the crowd. the Lonely Mountain from the Dragon Smaug as of the The Silvan Elf TaurielTM captains King Thranduil’s guards A Prince of Woodland Realm, Legolas is the son of Thranduil As does the bustling steakhouse Porirua Hutt Valley greatest import for the future of their people. in the Woodland Realm. A bright, spirited Elf with who rules the twisted wilds of Mirkwood in the north from D I ‘Portlander’ on the ground floor a passionate heart and strong convictions, Tauriel’s his palace beneath the ground. While his loyalty to his father – be sure to experience the first youthfulness bestows upon her an outlook less prejudiced is absolute, doubts gnaw at Legolas, doubts given voice C Wairarapa class hospitality on offer here. by the wrongs of the past that darken her King’s thoughts. Wellington D InterContinental Wellington 2 Grey Street by the young Silvan Elf who captain’s the King’s Guard, Tauriel. Though Legolas is Sindar and his father would never city Take time for a coffee or cocktail E THORIN West Plaza Hotel 110 Wakefield Street consent to see him wed to a lower caste of Elf, the Prince in The Lobby Lounge or indulge in G nonetheless watches the spirited and beautiful Tauriel with Chameleon Restaurant for lunch A proud and noble Dwarf of resolute character and stern Location and style in heart of Wellington! Check out the a longing that goes beyond courtly friendship or the trust or dinner in Wellington’s only bearing, Thorin was the grandson of Thror of the line of lightshades in the lobby. Made of Kaynemaile Mesh, between fellow soldiers of the Realm. international 5 Star hotel. Durin and heir to lost throne of Erebor. Throughout the designed by Kayne Horsham a previous Art Director on long, hard decades of his exile, Thorin’s mind ever dwelled The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Kaynemaile was originally upon the thought of some day retaking the mountain and designed as a lightweight version of protective chainmail GANDALF J Museum of New Zealand, A KAPITI ISLAND F HARCOURT PARK, UPPER HUTT restoring his people to their erstwhile splendour. which was worn as armour by the actors. Wandering Middle-earth’s winding Te Papa Tongarewa paths is the travelling conjurer Gandalf, known by many 55 Cable Street B PUKERUA BAY G HUTT RIVER names to many peoples in many lands, though few could BALIN B Kirkcaldie & Stains Te Papa is New Zealand’s bold and C SEAVIEW, LOWER HUTT H KAITOKE REGIONAL PARK guess the true extent of his powers or purpose. His 165 - 177 Lambton Quay When Balin the Dwarf spoke in the great halls of Erebor, innovative national museum and a fireworks may delight many a hobbit youngster, but the the wise would listen. The council of Fundin’s eldest recognised world leader in interactive D DRY CREEK QUARRY I MARTINBOROUGH HOTEL, COSTUME TRAIL Wellington’s premier department Grey Wizard is no mere magician or trickster. son was much revered among the noble Dwarves of the and visitor-focused museum THE SQUARE, MARTINBOROUGH store since 1863. Lonely Mountain and beyond, for he was clear- sighted, experiences. E PUTANGIRUA PINNACLES discerning and erudite. BILBO E James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor 147 The Terrace ELF SOLDIER AND ELF LIEUTENANT A quiet life in the sleepy gardens H CQ Hotel Wellington 213-223 Cuba Street Elven armour and chainmaille was inspired of The Shire was all Bilbo Baggins ever knew that he Wellington’s iconic inner-city hotel featuring two restaurants The CQ complex is located on Cuba Street, renowned for greatly by the Silvan environment in which they WELLINGTON FILM TOURS wanted, but when his home is invaded by thirteen & bars. The hotel is only two minutes from the Cable Car and its restaurants, art, buskers, bucket fountain and eclectic dwelt. Organic forms, leafmaille and soft fabrics in lithe rowdy Dwarves and the Wizard Gandalf, the gentleman offers direct lift access to Lambton Quay shopping district. Professional tour operators run shopping. and dynamic construction allow the soldiers and officers hobbit finds himself enlisted as a burglar on a perilous half and full day tours of film of Thranduil’s army to make the most of their natural- born quest across Middle-earth’s Wilderland to reclaim locations throughout the city and DWALIN agility while staying protected from the blades and arrows treasure from a dragon. OIN Wellington region, giving you the of their enemies in the battle of the five armies. Tall for a Dwarf and a warrior of renown among his kind, One of the oldest Dwarves in the Company of Thorin, Oin full script and behind-the-scenes Dwalin the Dwarf has fought at Thorin Oakenshield’s comes from a wealthy family and is cousin to king in exile, stories about Wellington’s world side many times and the two spar regularly to hone each Thorin Oakenshield. A wise and learned Dwarf, Oin is a class screen industry. Find out other’s skills. seer, prying meaning from portentous events and signs. more and book your tour at the It is Oin’s reading of the return of Erebor’s birds to the Wellington i-SITE Visitor Centre Mountain that convinces his brother Gloin to fund the or WellingtonNZ.com/FilmTours. quest, but it is Oin’s expertise as an apothecary that makes MiddleofMiddle-earth.com ©2014 Warner Bros. Ent. TM Saul Zaentz Co. him one of the most valued members of the Company. At the date of printing this map Positively Wellington Tourism (PWT) has to the best of its knowledge been supplied with accurate and up-to-date information. PWT shall not be held responsible for any errors or omissions printed, changes or misinformation supplied. All rights reserved. No part of this guide may be reproduced without the prior permission of PWT. M The Embassy Theatre 10 Kent Terrace N Wellington Airport Stewart Duff Drive, O The Roxy Cinema 5 Park Road, Miramar PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY The iconic Embassy Theatre has been Rongotai Voted ‘Best Cinema in NZ’ by AIDA in 2013, the iconic Roxy at the centre of Wellington’s love When you arrive or depart Wellington, the Middle of Cinema is located in the heart of the film capital of New affair with film for nine decades! The Middle-earth airport is alive with creatures to enthral you. Zealand. Boasting state-of-the-art cinema projection, Embassy blends the glamour and exclusive Weta interior design, award-winning 1930s style richness of its heritage and history architecture, two bars, gallery and event space and an with state-of-the art technology FILI inspired international dining experience in CoCo at the (Dolby Atmos) and a contemporary Wielding twin Dwarven swords and bristling with knives, Roxy. Bringing back the magic with food, film and fun. cinema experience. Fili the Dwarf is a well- trained, natural fighter, a true royal heir forged in the fashion of the Longbeard kings he is NORI BIFUR destined to succeed: Durin, Thror and Fili’s uncle Thorin Oakenshield. Yet Fili is a Dwarf Prince without a kingdom. Younger brother of Dori and elder sibling to Ori, Nori the A veteran of the Orc War, Bifur the Dwarf bears the scars Dwarf’s stake in the Quest for Erebor has as much to do with of battle, including the remnants of an enemy axe lodged leaving trouble behind as it does with seeking adventure KILI AND KILI (SCALE) in his skull. Rendered incapable of speaking the common ahead. Of all the Dwarves in the Company of Thorin tongue by the injury, Bifur barks only gruff utterances in Youngest nephew of Thorin Oakenshield and brother Oakenshield, he is perhaps the most accustomed to sleeping to Fili, Kili the Dwarf joins the quest for Erebor out of a HUNT HOBBITS, K Museum Art Hotel 90 Cable Street Khuzdul, the secret language of the Dwarves, and is prone under hedges and in caves, having found himself on the to acting on sudden random compulsions. belief in his uncle and the righteousness of their cause. wrong side of the law more than he would likely confess. A visual feast for art enthusiasts. A principled, honest young Dwarf of warm humour and The Museum Art Hotel welcomes upright bearing, Kili is unencumbered by the worries and BOMBUR DORI guests and visitors to enjoy the prejudices born by his elders in the Company of Thorin.