• The impressive view from the summit of Mt Hutt ski area (2,080m elevation).
  • An aerial view of the golden sand and turquoise water of Tata Beach, Golden Bay
  • An aerial view of the Godley River entering Lake Tekapo.
  • When the hoar frost descends on the Mackenzie Country it can be so intense that it looks like snow!
  • A frosty start to the day at Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes National Park
  • The iconic view from Peter’s Lookout across Lake Pukaki to Aoraki / Mt Cook
  • New Zealand's highest mountain, Aoraki / Mt Cook (3,724m), looms large over State Highway 80.
  • A lone kōwhai tree against the setting sun.
  • The folds and valleys of Kahurangi National Park light up gold under the setting sun
  • Lake Angelus, Nelson Lakes National Park, in a setting that could be from another planet
  • The wandering braids of the Rakaia River, taken near Double Hill Station
  • An aerial view of the Two Thumb Range and Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie Basin
  • State Highway 6 weaves along the narrow strip between the Tasman Sea and Paparoa National Park
  • Although mostly purples and pinks, lupins can be found in a diverse range of colours (Lake Tekapo)
  • An aerial view of the Godley River has it descends from the Southern Alps towards Lake Tekapo
  • Although predominantly seen in purples and pinks, lupins can be found in nearly every colour of the rainbow.
  • Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Not that any shepherds live at Milford Sound.
  • As cloud whips off the crags of The Remarkables the setting sun breaks the horizon and lights the mountainside in a blaze of fire.
  • A hoar frost descends on the trees surrounding Wairepo Arm, near Twizel.
  • 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.
  • Located at Wharariki Beach (my fave beach in New Zealand), the Archway Islands are always an impressive sight.
  • The vastness of the Fiordland wilderness, captured on a charter flight above Doubtful Sound (Lake Browne in the centre-foreground)
  • Mt Taranaki (2518m) reflected in the waters of Lake Mangamahoe
  • Pre-sunrise glow on the Southern Alps at the headwaters of the Rakaia River, Canterbury
  • The glowing summit of Mt Sefton (3151m), captured approximately 30 minutes before sunrise
  • Mossy rainforest lines each side of the Routeburn Track near Lake Mackenzie
  • Blue hour reveals the many ridges and ranges of Kahurangi National Park
  • Golden sunset light reveals the many ridges and ranges of Kahurangi National Park
  • The towering Mt Aspiring (3,033m), often referred to as New Zealand's Matterhorn
  • A nuclear sunrise over the Castle Hill Basin reflects in a tarn in the Craigieburn Range
  • Hoar frost coating trees near Twizel creates a surreal winter scene
  • The spectacular Earnslaw Burn, located near Glenorchy and reached via a 5-6 hour hike
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