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Matakana, autumn in Providence Vineyard

Explore the World Explore the World — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:00:26 GMT

Autumn in Providence Vineyard, Matakana ref: 26428

Tags: Auckland; Rodney; vineyards;

Moeraki Boulders

Explore the World Explore the World — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:00:25 GMT

The unusual Moeraki Boulders are concretions on an Otago beach ref: 26335

Tags: Otago; beaches; geological formations;

Dunedin, Buildings from the Octagon

Explore the World Explore the World — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:00:23 GMT

The Cathedral, statue of Robbie Burns & the Town Hall from the Octogon, Dunedin ref: 26287

Tags: Otago; Dunedin; churches; architecture; statues;

Doubtful Sound entrance to Hall Arm

Explore the World Explore the World — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:00:22 GMT

Commander Peak in Doubtful Sound marks the entrance to Hall Arm ref: 26184

Tags: Fiordland; mountains; coastal;

Doubtful Sound morning in Hall Arm

Explore the World Explore the World — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:00:21 GMT

Morning cloud in Doubtful Sound ref: 26166

Tags: Fiordland; mountains; coastal; clouds;

Napier, National Tobacco Company Building

Explore the World Explore the World — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:00:20 GMT

The classic Art Deco entrance to the National Tobacco Company offices in Ahuriri, Napier ref: 25921

Tags: Napier; Hawkes Bay; architecture; Art Deco; doors;

Rotorua Ohinemutu, St Faith's Anglican Church

Explore the World Explore the World — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:00:18 GMT

St Faith's Anglican Church in Ohinemutu, Rotorua is decorated both inside & out in traditional Maori fashion ref: 25886

Tags: Rotorua; churches; Maori; architecture;

Dart River, Chinamans Creek (2)

Explore the World Explore the World — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:51:53 GMT

The Dart River from Chinaman's Flat, Mt Aspiring National Park ref: 30286

Tags: Otago; mountains; trees; rivers; beech

Catlins Nugget Point

Explore the World Explore the World — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:51:52 GMT

On the walking track to the Nuggets Lighthouse in the Catlins ref: 23439

Tags: coastal; Catlins; lighthouses; Southland;

Catlins Porpoise Bay painted water tower

Explore the World Explore the World — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:51:51 GMT

A painted water tank at Porpoise bay in the Catlins, Southland ref: 23432

Tags: Catlins; art; Southland;

Auckland, Cenotaph & Museum

Explore the World Explore the World — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:26:34 GMT

The Cenotaph & the Auckland War Memorial Museum ref: 30196

Tags: Auckland; architecture; memoirals; museums;

Nelson, old Power House & wharf buildings

Explore the World Explore the World — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:26:33 GMT

The Aotearoa mural on the old Power House in Port Nelson ref: 29394

Tags: coastal; architecture; Nelson; art; murals;

Cape Foulwind, Mt Cook from Tauranga Bay

Explore the World Explore the World — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:26:32 GMT

'When the Coast is Clear', a sight not often seen! Mt Cook & the Southern Alps from Cape Foulwind, Westland ref: 28879

Tags: Mt Cook; mountains; Westland; coastal; distance;

Waitomo, glowworm threads in light of head-lamp

Explore the World Explore the World — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:02:09 GMT

;Fishing' threads of the New Zealand glowworm - Arachnacampa luminosa - in the light of a head lamp, Mangawhitikau Cave, Waitomo ref: 31269

Tags: Waitomo; glowworms; caves;

White Island

Explore the World Explore the World — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:16:03 GMT

Dramatic clouds over the steaming cliffs of White Island, in the Bay of Plenty ref: 24930

Tags: Island, Bay of Plenty, White volcanoes, thermal, sulphur,

Whangaparaoa - Stanmore Bay

Explore the World Explore the World — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:08:43 GMT

Last of the sun - sunset at Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa Peninsula north of Auckland ref: 29054

Tags: sunsets, Whangaparaoa, seashells, beaches,

Half mile to NZ

Explore the World Explore the World — Mon, 30 May 2011 05:49:03 GMT

Road signs in New Zealand. The 'Half Mile' to NZ is near Swindon in Wiltshire, England!

Tags: signs,

Rotorua

Explore the World Explore the World — Mon, 30 May 2011 03:43:49 GMT

A Maori guide by the sign at Whakarewarewa Village, Rotorua ref: 28196

Tags: Rotorua, signs, Maori,

Auckland

Explore the World Explore the World — Mon, 30 May 2011 03:43:23 GMT

Queen Street, central Auckland at night ref: 28182

Tags: Auckland, night, Queen St,

Arrowtown

Explore the World Explore the World — Mon, 30 May 2011 03:37:56 GMT

Sunset at Millbrook Estate, Arrowtown, Central Otago ref: 27817

Tags: Otago; sunsets; Arrowtown;

Hokitika

Explore the World Explore the World — Mon, 30 May 2011 02:56:06 GMT

Every year there is a drift wood sculpture competition on the beach at Hokitika in Westland. A driftwood sign for the town is always erected. ref: 28304

Tags: Westland; beaches; Hokitika; signs;

Whangaparaoa

Explore the World Explore the World — Tue, 10 May 2011 10:17:53 GMT

A rainbow falls amid sheep at Shakespear Regional park, Whangaparaoa ref: 6046 S

Tags: Rodney, Auckland, sheep, rainbow, Whangaparaoa,

Stewart Island

Explore the World Explore the World — Tue, 10 May 2011 10:03:35 GMT

Earling morning in Half Moon Bay - 'Southern Express' preparing for departure, Stewart Island ref: 26247

Tags: Stewart Island, morning, boats, Half Moon Bay,

Hokitika

Explore the World Explore the World — Tue, 10 May 2011 09:51:37 GMT

Hokitika, Home of the Wild Food Festrival ref: 28856

Tags: Westland, mural, art,

Rotorua

Explore the World Explore the World — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:44:28 GMT

The steaming waters of Frying Pan Lake in the Waimangu Volcanic Valley ref: 20403

Tags: Rotorua; lakes; thermal; Waimangu;

Oamaru

Explore the World Explore the World — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:43:08 GMT

'Retro Funk', a modern store in Oamaru ref: 25823

Tags: Oamaru; bicycles;

Cape Kidnappers

Explore the World Explore the World — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:32:22 GMT

Cape Kidnappers & the Pinnacle, Hawkes Bay ref: 19511

Tags: HawkesBay; CapeKidnappers;

Rangitoto Island

Explore the World Explore the World — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:29:41 GMT

The dramatic clouds in the sky over Rangitoto Island in the Hauraki Gulf ref: 24615

Tags: clouds; Rangitoto;

Puhoi

Explore the World Explore the World — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:19:38 GMT

Autumn leaves lie stren in front of the tiny library at Puhoi, a village of Bohemian origins north of Auckland. ref: 26486

Tags: autumn; Puhoi;

Waihou River

Explore the World Explore the World — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:10:31 GMT

Springs at the head of the Waihou River near Putaruru, Waikato ref: 28736

Tags: Waihou; rivers;

Glenorchy

Explore the World Explore the World — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:54:41 GMT

Mountains at the north end of Lake Wakatipu, from the road near Glenorchy ref: 27401

Tags: LakeWakatipu; Glenorchy;

White Island

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:33:47 GMT

Vivid yellow sulphur deposits mark violent steam vents on the Bay of Plenty's White Island volcano. ref: 23150

Tags: BayofPlenty; WhiteIsland;

White Island

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:33:42 GMT

Steam & sulphur vents give the Bay of Plenty's White Island a surrealistic atmosphere to parties of visitors who venture ashore. ref: 24920

Tags: BayofPlenty; WhiteIsland; volcanoes;

Whanganui River

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:33:33 GMT

Canoeists drift past historic Tamatea's Cave on the Whanganui River. ref: 15268

Tags: WhanganuiRiver; Tamatea'sCave;

Whanganui River

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:33:27 GMT

Canoeists shoot the Autapu Rapid on the Whanganui River. ref: 1177 N

Tags: WhanganuiRiver; AutapuRapid;

Whakatane

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:33:22 GMT

Sunset reflections in the Whakatane River ref: 5036 SD

Tags: Whakatane, sunsets, rivers,

Wanganui

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:33:16 GMT

The restored paddlesteamer 'Waimarie' presents a mirror-image as it heads down the Whanganui River. ref: 22718

Tags: WhanganuiRiver; Waimarie; paddlesteamer;

Wanaka

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:33:12 GMT

Colourful kayaks on the shore of Lake Wanaka ref: 20730

Tags: lakes; Wanaka; kayaks;

Wanaka

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:33:06 GMT

Mt Aspiring & flowering lupins, Eely Point, Wanaka ref: 24789

Tags: mountains; lakes; Wanaka; fowers;

The Koru - the unfurling fern frond

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:33:00 GMT

The koru is a very potent symbol in Maori art. The unfurling of the new frond symbolises strength, new growth, rebirth. All ferns have korus. ref: 8860 SD

Tags: Ferns; fronds;

Rotorua

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:32:51 GMT

The vivid green of the evanescing Champagne Pool contrasts with the bright orange algae of the thermal pool's rim. Waiotapu New Zealand ref: 24665

Tags: Waiotapu; ChampagnePool;

Waiheke Island

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:32:46 GMT

The fine red wines of Mudbrick Winery on Waiheke Island, near Auckland, can be enjoyed while taking in the expansive views of the Hauraki Gulf. ref: 25616

Tags: WaihekeIsland; HaurakiGulf; MudbrickWinery;

Waiheke Island

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:32:43 GMT

The carved entrance to the Piritahi Marae on Waiheke Island ref: 23016

Tags: Waiheke; Maori; marae; carvings;

Tongariro

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:32:26 GMT

Awindow in the old Waihohonu Hut in New Zealand's Tongariro National Park. ref: 23228

Tags: Tongariro; Waihohonu; NorthIsland;

Tongariro

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:32:21 GMT

A lookout for Kiwi sign in Tongariro National Park ref: 22594

Tags: Tongariro; kiwi;

Tongariro National Park

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:32:13 GMT

One of the beautiful alpine flowers found in Tongariro National Park is the native eyebright - Euphrasia spp. ref: 23222

Tags: Flowers; eyebrights;

Tongariro

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:32:08 GMT

The vivid Emerald Lakes stand in stark contrast to the redish volcanic landscape of Mt Tongariro in New Zealand's Central North Island. ref: 13607

Tags: Tongariro; EmeraldLakes;

Spider Orchids on Stewart Island

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:31:29 GMT

Small but pretty spider orchids (Corybas spp.) flower in the Spring near Haf Moon Bay on Stewart Island ref: 19268

Tags: Stewart Island; orchids;

Stewart Island

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:31:06 GMT

One of New Zealand's oldest European building is Acker's Cottage, located in a small bay near the entrance to Half Moon Bay on Stewart Island ref: 3523 SD

Tags: StewartIsland; HalfMoonBay; Acker'sCottage;

Ship Creek

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:30:57 GMT

The swamp forest at Ship Creek in Westland is a great place to study the ecology of this small diverse area of New Zealand. ref: 4444SD

Tags: Westland; forest; ShipCreek; swamp;

Rotorua

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:30:43 GMT

One of the Wolrd's most concentrated areas of Geyser activity is Geyser Flat in Whakarewarewa at Rotorua. Here is found Pohutu, the largest, along with Prince of Wales Feathers & Kereru. ref: 21958

Tags: Rotorua; geysers; Pohutu; thermal; waters;

Queenstown

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:30:35 GMT

The 'Grand Old Lady of the Lake' the T.S.S. Earnslaw on Lake Wakatipu at Queenstown ref: 25799

Tags: Queenstown; Wakatipu; Earnslaw;

Puysegur Point

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:30:30 GMT

Puysegar Point lighthouse at the entrance to Preservation Inlet in Fiordland is New Zealand's most remote lighthouse. ref: 15943

Tags: Fiordland; PreservationInlet; PuysegurPoint;

Otago Peninsula

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:29:37 GMT

Like a wind-up toy, a yellow-eyed penguin, or hoiho, leaves a track down a sand dune as it makes its way from the sea to its nest on the Otago Peninsula ref: 16277

Tags: OtagoPeninsula; Hoiho; penguins;

Omaha Beach

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:29:22 GMT

Foam from a wave surrounds a seashell at Omaha Beach, north of Auckland ref: 26379

Tags: Omaha; beaches; seashells;

Omaha Beach

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:29:16 GMT

Sea shells on Omaha Beach, late afternoon ref: 24345

Tags: Omaha; beaches; seashells;

Oamaru

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:29:06 GMT

Rope from an old mooring buoy lies in a vacant lot in the Otago town of Oamaru. ref: 25835

Tags: Otago; Oamaru;

Mt Sefton

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:28:45 GMT

The rays of the early rising sun after reflected vividly off the snow of Mt Sefton in Mt Cook National Park. ref: 25229

Tags: Mt Cook; mountains; Sefton; sunrises;

Mt Maunganui

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:28:38 GMT

Pohutukawa trees bloom in Summertime at Mt Maunganui in the Bay of Plenty ref: 22583

Tags: pohutukawa; MtMaunganui;

Mt Cook

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:28:32 GMT

Lenticular clouds spectacularly hang above Mt Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain. ref: 26353

Tags: mountains; MtCook; clouds;

Mt Cook

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:28:28 GMT

Giant buttercups line the track up the Hooker Valley in Mt Cook National Park ref: 1182N

Tags: Mt Cook; mountains; Flowers;

Mt Cook

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:28:17 GMT

Mirror reflections of Mt Cook & the Southern Alps in the placid waters of the Tekapo-Pukaki Canal. ref: 20888

Tags: mountains; MtCook; reflections;

Mt Cook

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:28:13 GMT

Early morning light in the Hooker Valley, Mt Cook National Park ref: 20680

Tags: mountains; MtCook; sunrise;

Mt Cook

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:28:08 GMT

Giant buttercups, the wrongly named Mt Cook lily, are the largest member of the Ranunculus family. ref: 14631

Tags: MtCook; buttercups; Ranunculus;

Mt Cook

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:28:04 GMT

Giant buttercups, also called the Mount Cook lily are the World's largest ranunculus, grow prolifically in the Hooker Valley ref: 1181N

Tags: mountains; MtCook; Flowers;

Mirror Reflection of Mitre Peak

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:27:58 GMT

Mitre Peak & sunset clouds are reflected in the evening-calm waters of Milford Sound. ref: 14332

Tags: Fiordland; MilfordSound; MitrePeak;

Milford-Sound

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:27:55 GMT

Spectacular Mitre Peak is the mian feature seen in Milford Sound, Fiordland ref: 25193

Tags: Fiordland; MilfordSound;

Matakana

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:27:50 GMT

Autumn vines at Ascension Vineyard, Matakana ref: 24013

Tags: Matakana; grapes; vines; autumn;

Kaikoura

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:26:54 GMT

A dusky dolphin leaps over the clear blue waters off Kaikoura in the South Island. ref: 19361

Tags: Kaikoura; duskydolphin; dolphin;

Tarata flowers

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:26:51 GMT

Flowers of the tarata tree, a pittosporum commonly called lemonwood because of its swet small. ref: 18605

Lake Manapouri

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:26:45 GMT

Snowy mountains around Lake Manapouri in Fiordland ref: 20542

Tags: Fiordland; mountains; Manapouri; lakes;

Lake Hawea

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:26:41 GMT

Perfect reflections in Lake Hawea, one of the most beautiful of New Zealand's southern lakes. 25782

Tags: Hawea; SouthIsland;

Kaikoura Mountains

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:26:35 GMT

The Seaward Kaikoura Mountains look resplendent wwith their mantle of snow from the Esplanade in Kaikoura Town ref: 18878

Tags: Kaikoura; mountains; coastal;

Kaikoura

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:26:31 GMT

Pohutukawa flowers are backed by orange sunset skies at Kaikoura in the South Island. ref: 20159

Tags: Kaikoura; sunsets; Flowers; pohutukwa;

Jerusalem

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:26:20 GMT

A horse surveys the little village of Jerusalem on the Whanganui River. ref: 25032

Tags: horses; Whanganui; Jerusalem;

Pohutukawa Flower

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:25:19 GMT

A sign of Summer in New Zealand. The crimson blooms of the pohutukawa tree appear just before Christmas, hence the epithet 'New Zealand's Christmas Tree'. ref: 17988

Tags: Flowers; pohutukawa; trees;

Greenhood orchids

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:25:14 GMT

A common native & New Zealand's largest orchid is the greenhood - Pterostylis banksii - found in Spring & early Summer throughout the country. ref: 19251

Tags: orchids; Flowers; greenhood;

Fox-Glacier

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:24:33 GMT

The Ice cave on Fox Glacier from which the Fox River emerges. re: 22839

Tags: Westland; FoxGalcier; glaciers;

Dunedin

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:24:08 GMT

Dunedin has the longest railway platform in New Zealand, but other than the daily excursion Taieri Gorge Railway trains, there are now no longer schedule passenger services. ref: 22456

Tags: Otago; Dunedin; Railwaystations;

Doubtful Sound

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:23:55 GMT

Sunshine & light breezes in the Tasman Sea off Doubtful Sound means the 'Fiordland Navigator' can use its sails around the seal colonies of the Nee Islands. ref: 19218

Tags: Fiordland; DoubtfulSound;

Doubtful Sound

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:23:51 GMT

A resplendent rainbow arches across the misty peaks of Bradshaw Arm in remote Doubtful Sound. ref: 20751

Tags: DoubtfulSound; BradshawArm;

Doubtful Sound

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:23:46 GMT

When it rains in Fiordland, waterfalls are transformed into frightening walls of water. Helena Falls in Doubtful Sound is no exception. ref: 17511

Tags: Fiordland; DoubtfulSound; HelenaFalls;

Christchurch

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:23:24 GMT

A tram stops outside the Arts Centre in Worcester St., Christchurch. Pre-earthquake ref: 18171

Christchurch

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:23:19 GMT

A full moon hangs in the sky betwen the Cathedral & the Millenium Chalice in Christchurch's Cathedral Square ref: 18189

Tags: Christchurch; CathedralSquare;

Tongariro

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:23:14 GMT

Snow-covered Mt Ngauruhoe - the Mt Doom of the 'Lord of the Rings' movie trilogy - provides a dramatic backdrop to the Grand Chateau Tongariro, arguable New Zealand's best known hotel. ref: 18649

Tags: Tongariro; Ngauruhoe; ChateauTongariro;

Cape Reinga

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:23:10 GMT

Cape Reinga lighthouse is where all roads begin & end in New Zealand. ref: 13358

Tags: CapeReinga; Northland;

Auckland

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:23:02 GMT

The white stone clock tower of the old Arts Building at Auckland University, gleams in the hot summer sun. ref: 18461

Tags: Auckland; University;

Auckland skyline

SuperUser Account — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:22:58 GMT

The Auckland city skyline from the peaceful sanctity of Bastion Point. ref: 5911 S

Tags: Auckland; BastionPoint;