Feature: Forest | Trees | Flowers

  • A double rainbow and lupins in full bloom makes for a colourful scene at Lake Tekapo.
  • In summer the lupin flowers blooming along the hydro canals of the Mackenzie Basin are a treat for the eye
  • A spectacular display of the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights), viewed west of Christchurch in May 2017
  • The setting sun casts the last warmth of the day along the shoreline of Lake Camp, Canterbury
  • Lupin flowers line the Pukaki Canal in the Mackenzie Basin
  • The Church of the Good Shepherd, surrounded by invasive weeds.  But aren't they pretty! :-)
  • The Clay Cliffs near Omarama provide a great backdrop against the Ahuriri River
  • Sky and land compete for most colourful at Lake Tekapo
  • A hoar frost descends on the trees surrounding Wairepo Arm, near Twizel.
  • A long exposure of Wainuiototo Bay, with New Chums Beach just out of frame to the left
  • Fiordland National Park, located in Te Wāhipounamu - South West New Zealand World Heritage Area, is chock full of hidden gems like this
  • Early morning mist clings to the forest near Haast Pass, South Westland
  • The Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua is best known for it's giant redwood trees, but it has mighty tree ferns too!
  • When the hoar frost descends on the Mackenzie Country it can be so intense that it looks like snow!
  • The wild expanse of Gillespies Beach, located in South-Westland near the township of Fox Glacier
  • Gnarly trees in the Earnslaw Burn Valley, Mt Aspiring National Park
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