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Huge ‘Hobbit’-themed eagle sculptures to depart New Zealand airport
Two giant eagle sculptures inspired by “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” have loomed over visitors to Wellington ...
Wild weather in New Zealand disrupts flights, shutters schools
Schools were closed and flights cancelled as New Zealand's capital Wellington was hit by its strongest winds in over a decade ...
New Zealand hit by destructive winds, heavy rain and snow and high waves
Swathes of New Zealand were under severe weather warnings Thursday with heavy downpours prompting a state of emergency for ...
Worst of New Zealand's wild weather passes, cleanup begins
The majority of severe weather warnings across New Zealand have now been lifted, according to New Zealand government weather ...
A giant sculpture of Gandalf riding an eagle departs Wellington airport for good
Sculptures of two giant eagles from the “Lord of the Rings” films will be removed from New Zealand's Wellington Airport this ...
New Zealand capital hit by strongest storm and winds in a decade
Floods and storms batter New Zealand's capital as it is hit by the strongest winds in a decade:::: Wellington, New ZealandThe ...
New Zealand lawmakers reject proposed law to redefine the country’s founding Treaty of Waitangi
New Zealand lawmakers have dealt an overwhelming defeat to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown.