New Zealand as Middle-earth
From Tolkien Gateway
Here are listed the primary filming locations of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings in New Zealand.
The Fellowship of the Ring
Hobbiton
- Matamata. A field outside Matamata, a small town in the North Island, was a minor filming location for external Bag End and Shire scenes and possibly for Bilbo's party
- Keeling Farm, Manukau
- Otaki Totara Forest
- Wellington
Weathertop
- Port Wikato. In that hilly location nothing was built. Peter Jackson's crew left the hill untouched and used it for external background scenes and allso for the hollow scene, where Aragorn and the Hobbits camp for the night.
- Te Anau
- Wellington. For the fight with the Nazgul scene, filmed in studio.
Ford of Bruinen
- Arrowtown
- Tarras, Wanaka
- Queenstown
Rivendell
- Kaitoke, Regional Park
Lothlorien
- Paradise, Glenorchy. There was filmed the scene where The Fellowship enters Lothlorien.
- Fernside, Featherston. In this area was shot the departure from lorien scene, due to its colorful trees and beautiful river.
River Anduin
- Kawarau river
where the Argonath scene was shot
- Queenstown
- Poet's corner, Upper Hutt
- Kaitoke, regional Park
Amon Hen
- Mavora Lakes. This is the place where the scene with the fellowship leaving the boats was shot
- Paradise, Glenorchy
Where the fight against the Uruk-hai and the death of Boromir were shot
- Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown, Where an Amon Hen ruin was built and used for some scenes
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
References
- Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, special extended DVD Edition, Disc 3: The Appendices part One.
- Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, special extended DVD Edition, Disc 3: The Appendices part three.
- Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, special extended DVD Edition, Disc 3: The Appendices part five.