Filming locations near Wellington, New Zealand

27 places within 100 km of the city centre where films and television series were shot — every one on the interactive map, with photographs, distances and what was filmed there. The closest is City to Sea Bridge, 1 km east; the most filmed is Upper Hutt with 4 recorded productions, per Wikipedia.

Everything recorded against Wellington, New Zealand itself — rather than at a named spot near it — is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 27 11 towns & cities · 8 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 6 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 2 streets, squares & public space Closest · City to Sea Bridge · 1 km Most famous · Cook Strait

Within 25 km of Wellington, New Zealand

1. City to Sea Bridge · 1 km east · Streets & squares

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Players. Bridge in Wellington, New Zealand

2. Opera House · 1 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — King Kong. Proscenium theatre in Wellington, New Zealand

3. Cuba Street · 1 km south · Streets & squares

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Players. Street in Wellington, New Zealand

4. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa · 1 km south-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Players. National museum of New Zealand

5. St James Theatre · 1 km south-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Meet the Feebles. Theatre and former cinema in Wellington, New Zealand

6. Wellington Botanic Garden · 1 km north-west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Braindead. Public botanical garden

7. Newtown · 2 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Braindead. Suburb of Wellington, New Zealand

8. Karori Cemetery · 3 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Braindead. Public cemetery in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

9. Karori · 3 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Braindead. Suburb of Wellington, New Zealand

10. Wellington Zoo · 4 km south · Landscapes & nature

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Braindead. Zoo in Wellington, New Zealand

11. Miramar · 5 km south-east · Towns & cities

    2 productions, per Wikipedia — King Kong, The Frighteners. Suburb of Wellington, New Zealand

12. Te Motu Kairangi / Miramar Peninsula · 5 km south-east · Landscapes & nature

    2 productions, per Wikipedia — The Hobbit trilogy, The Frighteners. Peninsula in Wellington, New Zealand

+ 3 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. Cook Strait · 25 km west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Winged Migration. Strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand

2. Upper Hutt · 29 km north-east · Towns & cities

   4 productions, per Wikipedia — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Pete's Dragon. City in Wellington Region, New Zealand

3. Pukerua Bay · 30 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Bad Taste. Suburb of Porirua, New Zealand

4. Mangaroa · 35 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Wolf Man. Locality in Upper Hutt, New Zealand

5. Paekākāriki · 37 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Pete's Dragon. Town in New Zealand

6. Pūtangirua Pinnacles · 43 km south-east · Landscapes & nature

   2 productions, per Wikipedia — The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Braindead. Rock formation in New Zealand

7. Kaitoke Regional Park · 43 km north-east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Park in Wellington Region, New Zealand

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. Cape Campbell · 64 km south-west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Light Between Oceans. Point in Marlborough, New Zealand

2. Cape Campbell Lighthouse · 64 km south-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Light Between Oceans. Lighthouse in New Zealand

3. Picton · 64 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Goodbye Pork Pie. Town in New Zealand

4. Seddon · 72 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Light Between Oceans. Locality in Marlborough District, New Zealand

5. Te Hoiere / Pelorus River · 86 km west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Hobbit trilogy. River in New Zealand

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