Russell Lupins Milford Road Fiordland National Park NZ

While driving Milford Road in Fiordland National Park in Southland, NZ, one finds it hard not to stop to capture a picture of these beautiful Russell Lupins blossoming across the field.
A sight of beauty is this field of Russell Lupins in the Eglinton River Valley in Fiordland National Park on the South Island of NZ. A tourist stops along Milford Road and walks across the field t ...

Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools Canterbury South Island NZ

Relaxing in the thermal pools at Hanmer Springs in Canterbury on the South Island of NZ, people can enjoy the tranquility surrounding the alpine village.
Hanmer Springs in Canterbury on the South Island of NZ is a place where people come to relax in the thermal pools and enjoy the native landscaping of the alpine village. The water in the thermal p ...

Close Encounters With Giraffe Auckland Zoo New Zealand

A giraffe gives visitors a thrill during one of the close encounters scheduled daily at the Auckland Zoo on the North Island of New Zealand.
It is rare to get this close to a giraffe but while visiting the Pridelands area at the Auckland Zoo on the North Island of New Zealand, time slots are available to enjoy these close encounters. A ...

Tuatara Reptile Close Up Picture Auckland Zoo New Zealand

An ancient reptile known as a Tuatara, remains motionless in his habitat at the Auckland Zoo on the North Island of New Zealand while we capture a close up picture.
Without moving a limb, an ancient reptile called a Tuatara keeps an eye on the visitors to the Auckland Zoo on the North Island of New Zealand allowing everyone to capture a close up picture. An e ...

Orakei Korako Cave Entrance Taupo New Zealand

The entrance to the Ruatapu Cave also known as Aladdin's Cave at Orakei Korako near Taupo, New Zealand where the outside world is blanketed in lush greenery.
Plant life native to New Zealand surround the entrance to the Ruatapu Cave/Aladdin's Cave at Orakei Korako near Taupo on the North Island of New Zealand. The opening at the entrance is 23 meters h ...

Marine Parade Colorful Fountain Napier Hawkes Bay NZ

Along the Marine Parade in Napier, Hawkes Bay in NZ a beautiful fountain, shows off its colorful hues at night.
The colorful red hues explode from a fountain along the Marine Parade in Napier, Hawkes Bay in NZ. During the evening hours, hundreds of people walk along the Marine Parade to watch the colorful f ...

Waikato Bridal Veil Falls With Rainbow North Island New Zealand

The water at the Bridal Veil Falls near Te Mata, Waikato on the North Island of New Zealand cascades over the cliffs where it crashes into the pool below as a rainbow forms above.
A scenic area near Te Mata, Waikato on the North Island of New Zealand is the beauty of Bridal Veil Falls. As the falls crash over the 55 meter drop, the spray explodes when hitting the pool below ...

Wairarapa Castlepoint Lighthouse Beacon New Zealand

The Castlepoint Lighthouse stands along the Wairarapa coastline in New Zealand and during the hours of dusk, the beacon becomes fully illuminated.
At dusk, dark blue hues decorate the sky over the Wairarapa coastline where the beacon atop the Castlepoint Lighthouse shines for the passing vessels. The original beacon was first lit in January ...

Trounson Kauri Park Tourist Northland New Zealand

A tourist admires the beauty of a large Kauri tree along the Bush Walk in Trounson Kauri Park in Northland on the North Island of New Zealand.
The Bush Walk in Trounson Kauri Park in Northland, New Zealand will take visitors to some of the largest Kauri trees found throughout the 450 hectare forest reserve restoration project. This touri ...

Tourists Watching Lady Knox Geyser Erupt Waiotapu Thermal Area

Lady Knox Geyser erupts daily at 10:15 a.m. and tourists watching this happen find it fascinating when they come to the Waiotapu Thermal Area near Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
Cameras click as Lady Knox Geyser in the Waiotapu Thermal Area near Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand erupts as hundreds of tourists watch. Watching the Lady Knox Geyser has become a popul ...

Cape Reinga Lighthouse Information Sign Northland New Zealand

An information sign explaining the area around the Cape Reinga Lighthouse in Northland, New Zealand sits along the high cliffs along the coastal shores.
Where the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean meet off the coastal shores of Northland, New Zealand, the water churns creating white caps across the surface. These treacherous waters have been the ca ...

Aranui Limestone Cave Tourist Waitomo Caves Waikato NZ

A tourist in the Aranui Limestone Cave at the Waitomo Caves in Waikato on the North Island of NZ, takes a picture of the stalactites and stalagmites on the interior of the cave.
As a tourist explores the interior of the Aranui Limestone Cave at the Waitomo Caves in Waikato, NZ, he stops and takes pictures of the interesting formations. Stalactites and stalagmites, limesto ...

Waipoua Forest Tree Ferns Northland New Zealand

Warm, summer days when the sunlight shines through the fronds on the tree ferns in the Waipoua Forest in Northland, New Zealand is one of the best times to stroll around this rain forest.
As the tree ferns flourish in the Waipoua Forest in Northland, New Zealand, the sunlight breaks through the mass of branches highlighting the fronds as clouds slowly drift by. Throughout the fores ...

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 ...

Boiling Mud Pool Formations Orakei Korako Taupo New Zealand

Various mud formations ooze from this geothermal area of boiling mud located at Orakei Koraki near Taupo on the North Island of New Zealand.
What appears as a mass of clay ready to be molded, is actually a pool of boiling mud where different formations rise above the surface and disappear just as quickly as they were formed. In this ge ...

Northland Cape Reinga Lighthouse North Island New Zealand

Since 1941, the Cape Reinga Lighthouse has watched over the meeting of the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean in Northland on the North Island of New Zealand.
Situated on the cliffs overlooking the hazardous waters of the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean, the Cape Reinga Lighthouse has stood in this location since 1941. A popular New Zealand icon, many ...

Waipoua Forest Kauri Trees Boardwalk Northland New Zealand

The sunlight filters through the natural beauty of the Kauri Trees in the Waipoua Forest in Northland, New Zealand where people can follow the boardwalk to view trees dating back 2,000 years.
A boardwalk takes visitors into the depths of some of the world's largest Kauri trees found throughout New Zealand which are located in the Waipoua Forest in Northland. The sunlight shimmers throu ...

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, ...

Te Matua Ngahere Waipoua Forest Northland New Zealand

A visitor to the Waipoua Forest in Northland, New Zealand, stops along the bush walk to admire the Te Matua Ngahere, the 2nd largest Kauri Tree in the forest which is also called the Father of the Forest.
Reaching 29.9 meters in height with a trunk height of 10.21 meters, a trunk girth of 16.41 meters and a trunk volume of 208.1 cubic meters, this Kauri tree known as Te Matua Ngahere is the 2nd lar ...

Cape Reinga Lighthouse Walking Path Northland New Zealand

The path for walking leads to the Cape Reinga Lighthouse in Northland, NZ where visitors can admire this icon and the stunning scenery off these coastal shores.
A walking path leads tourists to the Cape Reinga Lighthouse in Northland where the scenery of the coastal shores at the northern most point in New Zealand come to life. The Cape Reinga Lighthouse ...

Sky Tower Downtown Auckland Aerial New Zealand

An aerial view of the downtown core of Auckland City and Waitemata Harbour from the observation deck of the Sky Tower located on the North Island of New Zealand.
The Sky Tower in Auckland City, New Zealand is a popular tourist attraction and when reaching the observation deck, the aerial view of the downtown area of Auckland and Waitemata Harbour is breath ...

Kerikeri Historic Stone Store Scenery Northland New Zealand

Lush greenery and the Kerikeri River makes up the scenery surrounding the historic building which houses the Stone Store in Northland on the North Island of New Zealand.
The Stone Store in Kerikeri dates back to 1835 and has become one of the most photographed historic buildings found around New Zealand with beautiful scenery surrounding it. The Kerikeri River gen ...

Sheep Shearing Demonstration Rotorua Agrodome New Zealand

A man performs a sheep shearing demonstration for the people who come to the Agrodome in Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
A man who has been sheep shearing for years performs a demonstration at the Agrodome in Rotorua on the North Island of New Zealand. The sheep shearing demonstration takes place three times a day d ...

Lady Knox Geyser Crowds Waiotapu Thermal Area New Zealand

A man relays information about the Lady Knox Geyser to the crowds of people who have come to the Waiotapu Thermal Area near Rotorua, New Zealand to watch it erupt.
A popular tourist attraction at the Waiotapu Thermal Area near Rotorua, New Zealand is the Lady Knox Geyser. Everyday at 10:15 in the morning, crowds of people gather around the geyser waiting for ...

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 ...

Tree Bark Kauri Trees Waipoua Forest Northland New Zealand

The ripples, indents and folds are clearly visible in this picture on the tree bark on one of the Kauri Trees in the Waipoua Forest in Northland on the North Island of New Zealand.
The intricate and intriguing details of the bark on the Kauri trees in the Waipoua Forest in Northland, New Zealand is fascinating to see. Indentations, ridges, ripples and the combination of colo ...

Aranui Limestone Cave Waitomo Caves Waikato New Zealand

The Aranui Limestone Cave is one of the most fascinating caves to explore while visiting the Waitomo Caves in Waikato on the North Island of New Zealand.
Inside the Aranui Limestone Cave at the Waitomo Caves in Waikato, New Zealand, visitors can explore the stalactites and stalagmites adorning the interior of the cave. Stalactites resemble that of ...

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 ...

Auckland Zoo Animal Pridelands North Island NZ

Various species of animals live in the Pridelands at the Auckland Zoo on the North Island of NZ, but none of them are as tall and unique as the giraffe.
The long spotted neck of an animal in the Pridelands area at the Auckland Zoo on the North Island of NZ, makes visitors look way up to find the cute face of a giraffe. This close encounter with th ...

Swimming Hippopotamus Photo Auckland Zoo New Zealand

Peacefully swimming in its habitat at the Auckland on the North Island of New Zealand, a hippopotamus captivates visitors walking by.
Swimming is a favorite past time for a hippopotamus where it can keep itself out of the sun to avoid being sunburnt making water an essential requirement for the survival of the hippopotamus. The ...

Ring Tailed Lemur Auckland Zoo North Island New Zealand

A Ring-tailed Lemur sitting with its back to the visitors at the Auckland Zoo on the North Island of New Zealand, stops in his tracks to investigate the noise around him.
The Ring-tailed Lemur is considered as an endangered species and visitors to the Auckland Zoo on the North Island of New Zealand should consider themselves lucky to watch these animals roam about ...

Cute Spider Monkey Photo Auckland Zoo New Zealand

A cute Spider Monkey clinging to the branches in his habitat at the Auckland Zoo on the North Island of New Zealand has come close enough to capture a photo.
Ready for anything, this cute Spider Monkey stares back at visitors to the Auckland Zoo on the North Island of New Zealand as they watch him swing about his habitat. Hanging in an upside position, ...

Two Eastern Water Dragon Reptiles Auckland Zoo New Zealand

Reptiles are fascinating creatures and these two Eastern Water Dragons remain motionless long enough for visitors to the Auckland Zoo in New Zealand to capture their picture.
Sitting peacefully amongst the greenery in their habitat at the Auckland Zoo in New Zealand, two Eastern Water Dragons remain still to ensure there is no danger lurking about. These reptiles love ...

Milford Sound Scenery Fiordland National Park New Zealand

The summer scenery of Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park in Southland on the South Island of New Zealand where scattered clouds linger around the peaks of the massive rocks.
Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park in Southland, New Zealand is one of the most well known fiords throughout the world and one that can be accessed by a road. The scenery along the drive to ...

Cape Egmont Lighthouse Storm Clouds Taranaki New Zealand

Dark storm clouds move in over the Cape Egmont Lighthouse which guards the western most point of Taranaki on the North Island of New Zealand.
Since August 1, 1881, the Cape Egmont Lighthouse has watched over the coastline of Taranaki, New Zealand which was originally built during the middle of the 1800's in London. Shipped from London i ...

Te Paki Sand Dunes Cloud Formations Northland New Zealand

The sand blows off the peaks of the Te Paki Sand Dunes as the cloud formations move off into the distance and the deep blue hues of the sky take over above Northland, New Zealand.
The Te Paki Sand Dunes in Northland, New Zealand are spectacular to see as the wind off the Tasman Sea whips across the landscape. Large drifts of sand are blown through the air which constantly c ...

Rainforest Boardwalk Waipoua Forest Northland New Zealand

A boardwalk winds through the native rainforest growth in the Waipoua Forest in Northland on the North Island of New Zealand.
The rainforest flora thrives on either side of the boardwalk which roams through the Waipoua Forest in Northland on the North Island of New Zealand. Following this boardwalk, visitors will find th ...

Blue Colored Waterfall Picture Wairakei Park Taupo New Zealand

Near Taupo, New Zealand in Wairakei Park, the blue colored waterfall creating the beauty of Huka Falls rushes over the 11 meter drop into the pools below.
The waterfall, known as Huka Falls in Wairakei Park near Taupo, New Zealand, cascades over the rocky ledge which has gone from about 100 meters across before reaching this point to squishing throu ...