Fans celebrate 'Lord of Rings' world premiere

New Zealand’s capital lived up to its “Wellywood” nickname today as thousands of fans lined streets to fete stars of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy ahead of the world premiere of the blockbuster final instalment.

The streets of Wellington were festooned with posters – one of them eight storeys tall – of characters from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.