Many scenes from The Lord of the Rings were filmed in Tongariro National Park, and Mount Ngāuruhoe was digitally altered to create Mount Doom. The mountains at the heart of the park have cultural and ...

New Zealand’s greatest day walk, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a 19.4km journey ... The Pinnacles played a starring part in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, forming the backdrop for the eerie Army of ...

Native plants in the Tongariro National Park are being hit hard by the spread of invasive heather with a 40% to 50% drop in native species in some areas, a new study published in Oecologia has found.

It might be over 20 years old by now, but there's no fantasy film series better than Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Dedicated fans and anyone looking for a gift this holiday should ...

Paris Paloma, who has been a fan of “The Lord of the Rings” films since an early age, had this to say: “I became completely immersed in Middle-earth, both in the books and the movies ...

Here’s one for Tolkien fans: A new box set of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy is up for preorder (see it at Amazon). Priced at an oddly specific $157.32 and set to release December 20 ...

Lord of the Rings screenwriter Philippa Boyens has not only confirmed the late Christopher Lee's return as Saruman in War of the Rohirrim, but assured fans that his voice was pulled from authentic ...

Lee portrayed the dark wizard Saruman in both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit franchises, and despite having passed away in 2015, the actor will reprise his role from beyond the grave in The ...

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