Wellington | Wētā Workshop Experience

Discover how imaginary worlds are brought to life

Wellington, New Zealand, is home to an entire community of creative Wētā Workshop artisans who’ve brought life to such films as The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies, King Kong, The Chronicles of Narnia, Avatar, and many others. Wētā Workshop is your gateway to filmmaking creativity. Join our guided tours and learn about the making of movie effects, from armour to weapons, creatures to costumes, make-up to miniatures, and more!

Wētā Workshop – Creative Workshops

With the guidance of Wētā Workshop’s experienced events technicians, you will create your own movie magic right here in Wellington! Your host will be just like you - a true fan! There’s no difference between the people who work at Wētā Workshop and our fans - we’re all into the same cool stuff and your host will teach you the tricks of the trade.

Explore props, costumes and cool stuff

The Wētā Workshop Experience

From The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit to Avatar and District 9, learn about props, costumes and creatures created for your favourite films. Interact with cool stuff from our creative departments and catch an artist at work.

Enter our world of miniatures and modelmaking

The Wētā Workshop Experience

Weta Workshop Experience Miniatures Effects Studio

Weta Workshop Experience Miniatures Effects Studio Stage

Discover the filmmaking technique of miniature effects and learn how they are built for hit TV and film productions. Wander through monumental miniatures from Thunderbirds Are Go and see how we fit an entire island, cityscape, and mansion under one roof!

Group Tour Space

Are you looking for an exciting group activity for your students, organisation, or extended whānau? Wellington’s award-winning Wētā Workshop group tour space is perfect for groups of all sizes. You’ll journey into a private facility filled with props and costumes from some of the biggest blockbuster films ever made.

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Wētā Cave

We also sell a lot of what we make, and in our Wētā Caves, you can purchase all sorts of props, merchandise, collectibles and more. The coolest thing about the items we sell? They are designed and made by the same artists that make the epic stuff you see in the films.

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@chantalmarie

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More nerding out?... this time at the Weta Cave!

If we’re being honest, @wetaworkshop was one of the main reasons we came to New Zealand. And it was worth it?
The tour of the Weta Cave is short but oh so sweet and gives you a small taste of how and why they are the absolute best at creating movie magic! ? ✨
We simply could not recommend it enough! What the folks at @wetaworkshop get up to behind the scenes is pure, creative genius. ???

After our tour, we strolled around downtown ‘Welly’, found some good coffee ☕️(finally) and had one last swing at the playground. ??‍♂️
Now we’re about to dive into some chips and ‘tommy sauce’, while watching LOTR behind the scenes footage, because of course.?

One more day here and then we’re heading on to the South Island!??
Yeah, we came for the movie nerd stuff, and we’re staying for everything else! ⛰??

@noregretsfamily