Filming locations near Wellington

21 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 Miramar with 2 recorded productions, per Wikipedia.

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

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Within 100 km · 21 7 towns & cities · 6 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 6 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 2 streets, squares & public space Closest · City to Sea Bridge · 1 km Most famous · Lower Hutt

Within 25 km of Wellington

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

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

10. 🏙 Miramar · 5 km south-east · Towns & cities

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

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

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

12. 🏛 Wellington Airport · 5 km south-east · Landmarks & buildings

    2 productions, per Wikipedia — Braindead, Players. Airport in Wellington, New Zealand

+ 2 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

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

   2 productions, per Wikipedia — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Wolf Man. City in Wellington Region, New Zealand

2. 🏙 Pukerua Bay · 30 km north · Towns & cities

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

3. 🏙 Mangaroa · 35 km north-east · Towns & cities

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

4. 🏞 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

5. 🏞 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 Lighthouse · 64 km south-west · Landmarks & buildings

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

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

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

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