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State Highway 6 weaves along the narrow strip between the Tasman Sea and Paparoa National Park -
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. -
For a brief minute or two the wind stops, the lake goes still, and Aoraki-Mt Cook reflects perfectly in Lake Pukaki -
The rising sun pierces through thick pohutukawa forest near Whangapoua, Coromandel Peninsula -
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. -
Nor'wester storms can quickly transform Canterbury's alpine lakes, including Lake Pukaki, from placid calmness to raging surf -
Minutes after capturing this image at Lake Tekapo, the heavens opened and I was running for cover! -
Which way is up? A beautifully still and crisp winter's morning at Lake Matheson, Westland Tai Poutini National Park. -
As cloud whips off the crags of The Remarkables the setting sun breaks the horizon and lights the mountainside in a blaze of fire. -
The track to Lake Angelus along the Robert Ridge Route has some precarious sections across craggy mountain tops -
The Riuwaka River emerges from a cave deep in the Takaka Hills into lush rainforest -
State Highway 80 takes you to Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park, which is home to 22 mountains reaching over 3,000m above sea level. -
A serenely still day in the Mackenzie Country with a nor'west sky reflecting in Lake Ruataniwha -
The kea (nestor notablis), the world's only alpine parrot and found only in the South Island of New Zealand -
The glowing summit of Mt Sefton (3151m), captured approximately 30 minutes before sunrise -
The spine of the Southern Alps extending to the northern face of Mt Sefton (3,151m) -
A long exposure turns this windy and wild shore at Lake Tekapo into a picture of calmness -
The Southern Alps at sunrise; the Fox River and the West Coast can be seen on the horizon -
The last of the day's light illuminates the St Arnaud Range, Nelson Lakes National Park -
The incredible peaks of Stargazer (2352m) and Skyscraper (2347m), located on the northern flank of Mt Aspiring / Tititea -
When State Highway 8 comes alongside Lake Pukaki the first sight of its glacial blue water is almost too difficult to believe -
Stirling Falls (151m), Milford Sound / Piopiotahi, illuminated by the rays of the setting sun -
After a day of grey, Lake Tekapo puts on an incredible show for the last few minutes before nightfall. -
The setting sun provides some warm light to an otherwise cold winter's day at Sutherland Sound, Fiordland National Park -
The sprint to get to Tasman Lake at sunrise on this cold winter's morning was well worth the effort! -
When the Tasman Glacier (New Zealand's longest, at 25 km) calves ice into its terminal lake, a winter wonderland is the result. -
A winter storm creates a light show across the Tasman Valley, Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park
