Over the weekend , Air New Zealand -- also working with Weta -- unveiled a new livery on one of the airline 's Boeing 777-300s . Wellington Airport unveils sculpture of `` great eagles '' from the `` Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug '' Air New Zealand unveils its own ode to the film -- a new livery featuring the dragon Smaug . All four films in `` The Hobbit : '' trilogy were shot in Wellington .
Wellington Airport unveils sculpture of `` great eagles '' from the `` Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug '' Air New Zealand unveils its own ode to the film -- a new livery featuring the dragon Smaug . All four films in `` The Hobbit : '' trilogy were shot in Wellington .