Hurunui River Mouth Gravel Road Cheviot Canterbury NZ

The gravel road takes visitors along the scenic Hurunui River Mouth near Cheviot in Canterbury on the East Coast of the South Island of NZ.
Traveling for miles along the Hurunui River Mouth near Cheviot in Canterbury, NZ, the gravel road allows one to enjoy the picturesque scenery. The quiet, gravel road is rarely traveled and for tho ...

Yellow Eyed Penguin Catlins Forest Walking Southland NZ

Walking over the rock formations in the Catlin's Forest at Curio Bay and Porpoise Bay in Southlands, NZ, a Yellow-eyed Penguin makes his way back to the nesting grounds.
What appears as a worried look upon the face of a Yellow-eyed Penguin is actually just the way the animal walks as it heads back to its nesting grounds. Walking over the rough terrain in the Catli ...

Catlins Sheep Southern Scenic Route Otago New Zealand

The scenery along the Catlins coastline is beautiful and these sheep can enjoy its beauty everyday while grazing on the farms along the Southern Scenic Route in Otago on the South Island of New Zealand.
The scenic view of the Catlin's coastline is stunning along the Southern Scenic Route in Otago on the South Island of New Zealand where the farmlands look out over the water. Hundreds of sheep sca ...

Young Australasian Gannet Cape Kidnappers New Zealand

A young Australasian Gannet adorned with its soft plumage, rests on the cliffs at Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand.
A young Australasian Gannet about 6-8 weeks old relaxes on the rough terrain of the high cliffs at the Cape Kidnappers colony in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand. This is the largest ...

Waipapa Point Beach Paua Shell Southern Scenic Route Southland

Along the Southern Scenic Route in Southland, New Zealand, visitors should stop at the beach at Waipapa Point where Paua Shells are left in the sand at low tide.
The bright blue sky mixed with a few clouds highlights the beautiful beach at Waipapa Point along the Southern Scenic Route in Southland, New Zealand. When the tide is at its lowest, the rocks are ...

Otago First Church Stained Glass Windows New Zealand

Touring through the First Church of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, the stained glass windows are stunning as the sunlight shines through them.
Stained glass windows are beautiful at the best of times, but these ones are extremely colorful as the light shines through while looking at them from the inside of the First Church of Otago in Du ...

Pukeuri Resident Christmas Lights Otago New Zealand

The quaint porch on a house belonging to a local resident of Pukeuri, Otago in New Zealand is illuminated by the hundreds of Christmas lights and decorations.
Two wicker chairs sit on the porch of a house in Pukeuri, Otago on the South Island of New Zealand surrounded by Christmas lights, wreaths, decorations and a tree. This local resident enhances eve ...

New Zealand Sea Lions Beach Sleeping Molyneux Bay Otago

Snuggled together on the sandy beach at Molyneux Bay in the Catlins, Otago in New Zealand, two New Zealand Sea Lions spend time sleeping in the sun.
A favorite past time for New Zealand Sea Lions is tanning and sleeping in the warmth of the sun on the sandy beach at Molyneux Bay in Otago, New Zealand at low tide. This pair of New Zealand Sea L ...

Fossil Forest Yellow Eyed Penguin Southland New Zealand

A Yellow-eyed Penguin waddles across the rocky landscape of the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand on the return trip to its nest after feeding all day.
After a long day of fishing in the waters at Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand, a Yellow-eyed Penguin has decided to return to its nest for a good night's sleep. At low tide, the Yellow-eyed Pen ...

Orphaned Yellow Eyed Penguin Chick Penguin Place Hospital NZ

An orphaned Yellow-eyed Penguin chick is being cared for by a tour guide at the Penguin Place Hospital on the Otago Peninsula near Dunedin on the South Island of NZ.
At the Penguin Place Hospital near Dunedin on the South Island of NZ, many of the orphaned Yellow-eyed Penguins are cared for until they are ready to return to their natural environment. Here a to ...

Fossil Forest Dried Beach Kelp Curio Bay Catlins NZ

A mass of dried kelp has been left to rest on the beach at the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay in the Catlins on the East Coast of the South Island of NZ.
What appears as a bunch of snakes weaved around each other is actually the dried kelp which has been left on the beach at the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay in the Catlins, NZ. At low tide, the beach ...

Catlins Forest Storm Threatening Sunset Southland New Zealand

At sunset in the Catlins Forest at Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand the sunbeams filter through the threatening storm clouds.
With blue sky spanning above the threatening storm clouds at sunset, the sunbeams break through and filter downwards in the Catlins Forest at Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand. ...

Neptunes Necklace Foraging Snail Fossil Forest Southland

A snail foraging on Neptunes Necklace in the tidal pools at the Fossil Forest in Curio Bay in Southland on the South Island of New Zealand.
At low tide, a snail finds the ideal foraging grounds amongst the Neptunes Necklace found in the tidal pools at the Fossil Forest in Curio Bay in Southland, New Zealand. Neptunes Necklace, also kn ...

Akaroa Harbour Commercial Salmon Farm Canterbury NZ

The green hillsides rise above a commercial salmon farm located in Akaroa Harbour in Canterbury on the South Island of NZ.
Commercial salmon farms are a huge controversy throughout the world and this particular one is located in the Akaroa Harbour in Canterbury on the South Island of NZ. Chinook Salmon/King Salmon are ...

White Island Active Volcano Fumarole New Zealand

A fumarole emitting sulfurous gas and steam on the active volcano of White Island located in the Bay of Plenty off the North Island of New Zealand.
The sky above White Island in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand may be blue but each fumarole on the active volcano could emit sulfurous gas and steam into the air at any given time. This fumarole is ...

Abandoned Sulphur Mine Equipment White Island New Zealand

Crater Lake on White Island in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, fills the sky with steam while the equipment once used at the old sulphur mine corrodes in the foreground.
Remnants of equipment used at the abandoned Sulphur Mine on White Island in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand are scattered across the volcanic landscape. Slowly corroding away, the sulphur mining eq ...

White Island Scenery Bay Of Plenty New Zealand

From the water, the scenery of White Island, an active volcano in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, shows how the greenery encompasses the base of the volcanic landscape.
While aboard a boat tour to the active volcano of White Island in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, the scenery shows how the outskirts of the island are blanketed in greenery. The rest of White Isl ...

Mangonui Foreshore Northland North Island New Zealand

A very pretty place to overlook the water in Northland on the North Island of New Zealand is on the foreshore of the town of Mangonui.
The Mangonui foreshore in Northland on the North Island of New Zealand is a favorite location for summer vacationers as there are four resorts all located within close proximity. Mangonui being on ...

Maitai Bay Coastal Pohutukawa Trees Northland New Zealand

The red blossoms on the Pohutukawa Trees glisten in the sunlight along the coastal shores of Maitai Bay on the Karikari Peninsula in Northland, New Zealand.
The water along the coastal shores of Maitai Bay on the Karikari Peninsula in Northland, New Zealand is only inches deep at low tide, baring all the unique rock formations. Just above the water le ...

Hurunui River Mouth Road Picture Cheviot New Zealand

Traveling the gravel road alongside the Hurunui River Mouth near Cheviot on the South Island of New Zealand creates a picture of beauty as the sun shines upon the landscape.
The mouth of the Hurunui River is located near Cheviot, New Zealand and the gravel road is a tranquil drive for those looking for serenity while on the South Island. The landscape flourishes durin ...

Pacific Ocean Lighthouse Nugget Point Catlins NZ

The Nugget Point Lighthouse has watched over the waters of the South Pacific Ocean in the Catlins on the South Island of NZ since 1869.
Small nugget like rocks extend out from the rocky coastline along the Southern Scenic Route in the Catlins on the South Island of NZ, hence how the lighthouse received its name, the Nugget Point L ...

Motuarohia Island Tranquil Bay Northland New Zealand

On the tranquil side of Motuarohia (Roberton) Island in the Bay of Islands in Northland, New Zealand, boats remain anchored while enjoying the beauty of the pristine bay.
After reaching the top of the 350 meter long track at Motuarohia (Roberton) Island in Northland, New Zealand, the scenery is amazing as one can look out over the tranquil bay. Boats anchor in the ...

Waipapa Point Low Tide Coastline Southland New Zealand

At low tide at Waipapa Point along the Southern Scenic Route in Southland, New Zealand, the coastline is adorned with kelp, beach and rocks as the Waipapa Point Lighthouse stands in the backdrop.
In the backdrop, the Waipapa Point Lighthouse guards the coastline at Waipapa Point in the Catlins in Southland, New Zealand as a thin layer of clouds blankets the summer sky. This coastline is ex ...

Akaroa Harbour Waterfront Bench Scenery Canterbury New Zealand

The scenery of the Akaroa Harbour in Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand is beautiful. Visitors can relax on a park bench located along the waterfront path and watch the activity happening in the harbour.
During the summer months, Akaroa in Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand becomes extremely busy with tourists wandering the waterfront, boats mulling about the harbour and canoes and kaya ...

Cape Kidnappers Coastline Scenery Hawkes Bay NZ

The coastline scenery of Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of NZ is stunning from atop the cliffs where an Australasian Gannet colony resides.
To view the Australasian Gannet Colony at Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of NZ, visitors must hike up the trail to the top of the sandstone cliffs. Once there, it is amazing to ...

Monarch Wildlife Cruises Taiaroa Head Otago New Zealand

A vessel with Monarch Wildlife Cruises in Otago, New Zealand takes passengers past the coastal shores at Taiaroa Head.
A tour boat with Monarch Wildlife Cruises in Otago, New Zealand offers passengers a scenic view of the coastal shores of the South Island of New Zealand. Here the vessel known as the Monarch, pass ...

White Island Tourists Bay Of Plenty New Zealand

A group of tourists walk single file as they make their way across the volcanic landscape of White Island, an active volcano in the Bay of Plenty on the North Island of New Zealand.
After disembarking a tour boat and being transferred to White Island by an inflatable boat, a group of tourists hike across the volcanic landscape to explore this active volcano. Sulphur deposits, ...

Summer Kitesurfing Orewa Beach North Island New Zealand

A man prepares his kitesurfing equipment on the sandy shores of Orewa Beach on the North Island of New Zealand during the summer months.
The waves lap up on to the beach in Orewa near Auckland, New Zealand as the wind creates the ideal conditions for kitesurfing. A person preparing his kitesurfing equipment, is ready to take to the ...

White Island Volcano Sulphur Deposits New Zealand

The landscape on the active volcano known as White Island is a mixture of streams, sulphur deposits and minerals which have formed after its eruptions.
While hiking across the landscape of White Island in the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand, one will wander across the sulphur deposits and cross over small streams. White Island is an active marine vo ...

Carino Daily Sailing Trips Bay Of Islands New Zealand

A beautiful catamaran named the Carino, offers daily sailing trips around the Bay of Islands off the North Island of New Zealand.
Anchored off Motuarohia (Roberton) Island in the Bay of Islands off the North Island of New Zealand, the Carino, a 50 foot catamaran, provides daily sailing trips to tourists. This boat was specif ...

Curio Bay Porpoise Bay Sunset Southland South Island NZ

The white clouds scattered across the sky begin to darken at sunset over Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay at the Petrified Forest in Southland on the South Island of NZ.
As the sunset lighting starts to diminish, the clouds darken and cast a shadow over the beautiful scenery of Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay at the Petrified Forest in Southland on the South Island of ...

Hookers Sea Lion Calls Waipapa Point Southland New Zealand

Two Hookers Sea Lions spend time in the sun on the beach at Waipapa Point in the Catlins in Southland, New Zealand, one of them showing us the bright pink coloring on the inside of his mouth while making loud barking calls.
New Zealand Sea Lions or Hookers Sea Lions find the rugged coastline at Waipapa Point in the Catlins in Southland, New Zealand a favorite place to lounge about. As one Sea Lion rests, a male makes ...

Waterfront Pier Akaroa Harbour Canterbury New Zealand

The pier is one of the main attractions along the waterfront of the Akaroa Harbour in Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand.
The waterfront in the town of Akaroa in Canterbury, New Zealand is a beautiful place to holiday with a long pier to walk along where restaurants, cafes, hotels and shops are situated. Others spend ...

Motel Room Scenery Paihia Northland New Zealand

The scenery from the motel room at the Cook's Lookout Motel in Paihia in Northland, New Zealand is beautiful as it overlooks Waitangi and the town of Russell.
The Cook's Lookout Motel located in the town of Paihia in Northland, New Zealand, offers guests staying in some of the rooms the scenery of the town of Russell and Waitangi. The motel is situated ...

Cascading Maitai Falls Southern Scenic Route Southland NZ

A beautiful spot to stop along the Southern Scenic Route in Southland, NZ is at the Maitai Falls, a picture of beauty as the cascading water highlights the native forest and rocks.
The Maitai Falls along the Southern Scenic Route in Southland, NZ are a vision of beauty and only a short walk through native bush, one which is definitely worth seeing while visiting the Catlins. ...

Volcanic Landscape White Island Bay Of Plenty New Zealand

An intriguing place to explore while visiting the Bay of Plenty off the North Island of New Zealand is White Island where the volcanic landscape is fascinating.
Sulphur deposits, streams and the steam rising from beneath the ground are part of the volcanic landscape of the active marine volcano known as White Island. White Island is located in the Bay of ...

Motuarohia Roberton Island Bay Northland New Zealand

On one side of Motuarohia (Roberton) Island in Northland in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, the bay is calm and relaxing creating a paradise for boaters to anchor in.
Lush greenery lines the coastal shores of Motuarohia (Roberton) Island in Northland in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand and the aqua colored water fills the tranquil bay. Here boats can easily anch ...

Sulphur Mining Equipment White Island Bay Of Plenty NZ

As the crater steams in the backdrop, the remains of the sulphur mining equipment slowly corroding away, sits on the volcanic landscape of White Island in the Bay of Plenty, NZ.
Sulphur mining equipment which has been abandoned, sits on the volcanic landscape of White Island in the Bay of Plenty, NZ as the crater continues to steam in the background. The sulphur mining eq ...

Mission Bay Fisherman Auckland North Island New Zealand

A fisherman spends hours on the coastal shores at Mission Bay in Auckland on the North Island of New Zealand where the scenery highlights Rangitoto Island.
A fisherman is well prepared with two fishing poles and the proper tackle and lures where he tries to snag the smaller species of fish which reside along the coastal shores of Mission Bay in Auckl ...

Stormy Sunset Catlins Forest Southland New Zealand

A stormy looking sunset illuminates the sky over the Catlins Forest at Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay in Southland on the South Island of New Zealand.
The pale blue hue of the sky over the Catlins Forest at Porpoise Bay and Curio Bay in Southland on the South Island of New Zealand begins to disappear as the storm clouds move in. The sunset filte ...