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The walk between Stony Bay and Fletchers Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula is one of New Zealand's must-do activities.
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A remnant of the last ice age, Lake Mapourika is located just to the north of Franz Josef.
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Located on the drive from Queenstown to Glenorchy, this view nearly always causes you to crash your car.
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Located at Wharariki Beach (my fave beach in New Zealand), the Archway Islands are always an impressive sight.
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This jetty at the Marakura Yacht Club, Lake Te Anau, looks out to the vast wilderness of Fiordland National Park.
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One of the most photographed lakes in the world (and for good reason!); Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada.
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After a day of grey, Lake Tekapo puts on an incredible show for the last few minutes before nightfall.
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When you're on State Highway 80 and have this view of Lake Pukaki and Aoraki - Mt Cook, you know only good things lie ahead.
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Matai Falls is one of the many beautiful waterfalls scattered throughout the Catlins Conservation Park.
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A double rainbow and lupins in full bloom makes for a colourful scene at Lake Tekapo.
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Any icy start to the day at Lake Kirkpatrick, located in the hills behind Queenstown.
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At 96 m high, Thunder Creek Falls is an easy 5 minute walk from the main road (State Highway 6) near Haast Pass.
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The Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua is best known for it's giant redwood trees, but it has mighty tree ferns too!
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State Highway 80 takes you to Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park, which is home to 22 mountains reaching over 3,000m above sea level.
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Named after it's distance from Greymouth, 13 Mile is probably best known for the Motukiekie Rocks, but there's way more on offer than that.
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New Zealand's highest mountain, Aoraki / Mt Cook (3,724m), looms large over State Highway 80.
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One of the many beautiful waterfalls in the Catlins Conservation Park, located in the south-east corner of the South Island.
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It's easy to see why the famous author, Rudyard Kipling, described Milford Sound / Piopiotahi as the eighth wonder of the world.
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Doesn’t matter if it’s rain or shine, Doubtful Sound / Patea is always a spectacular place to be.
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In 1925 Lake Monowai was raised two metres to provide for a hydroelectric scheme; drowned trees remain on the water's edge to this day.
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As cloud whips off the crags of The Remarkables the setting sun breaks the horizon and lights the mountainside in a blaze of fire.
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Which way is up? A beautifully still and crisp winter's morning at Lake Matheson, Westland Tai Poutini National Park.
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When the Tasman Glacier (New Zealand's longest, at 25 km) calves ice into its terminal lake, a winter wonderland is the result.
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This view up the Hooker River towards Mueller Lake, in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, is obtained around 20 minutes walk in on the Hooker Valley Track.
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Lake Pukaki takes on this stunning turquoise colour due to the presence of rock flour, which is sourced from the grinding of glaciers against mountains in the headwaters of Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park.
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The Church of the Good Shepherd, surrounded by invasive weeds. But aren't they pretty! :-)
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A summer storm over the Waimakariri River coincides with sunset to create a spectacular end to the day
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Pipis (shellfish) in the waters of Milford Sound / Piopiotahi almost look like stars fallen from the sky
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Although predominantly seen in purples and pinks, lupins can be found in nearly every colour of the rainbow.
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In November 2016 the Kaikoura area was hit by a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake; but the place remains as beautiful as ever!
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Just on sunset the sun broke the horizon and painted this sweet line of light across the Remarkables.
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The shores of Lake Monowai are littered with these drowned trees, victims of the hydro scheme constructed in the 1920's
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A spectacular display of the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights), viewed west of Christchurch in May 2017