Feature: River | Waterfall

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    A Fiery Start

    A colourful sunrise lights up remnant snow from a recent storm in the Tasman Valley

  • After the storm

    A rainbow forms as the morning sun lights up Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park

  • Braided

    An aerial view of the Godley River entering Lake Tekapo.

  • Clay Cliffs

    The Clay Cliffs near Omarama provide a great backdrop against the Ahuriri River

  • Convergence

    The Tasman River (left) and Hooker River (right) converge and flow towards Lake Pukaki

  • Earnslaw Burn

    The spectacular Earnslaw Burn, located near Glenorchy and reached via a 5-6 hour hike

  • Earnslaw Glacier

    The Earnslaw Glacier hangs precariously below the twin peaks of Mt Earnslaw (2,830m)

  • Earnslaw Reflections

    Pre-dawn reflections in one of the several small tarns dotting the valley floor in the Earnslaw Burn

  • Fiordland Pure

    Fiordland National Park, located in Te Wāhipounamu - South West New Zealand World Heritage Area, is chock full of hidden gems like this

  • Gilllespies Beach

    The wild expanse of Gillespies Beach, located in South-Westland near the township of Fox Glacier

  • Gnarly

    Gnarly trees in the Earnslaw Burn Valley, Mt Aspiring National Park

  • Godley

    An aerial view of the Godley River has it descends from the Southern Alps towards Lake Tekapo

  • Godley Braids

    The intricate braids of the Godley River, which flows into Lake Tekapo

  • Hidden

    One of the many hidden canyons dotted around Haast Pass, Mount Aspiring National Park

  • Hollyford

    An early morning view up the Hollyford River to Mt Talbot (2,105 m), Fiordland National Park

  • In Dark Places

    A slot canyon in the Haast Pass area

  • Many Become One

    The many braids of the Godley River, taken near its confluence with Lake Tekapo

  • Matai Falls

    Matai Falls is one of the many beautiful waterfalls scattered throughout the Catlins Conservation Park.

  • McLean Falls

    One of the many beautiful waterfalls in the Catlins Conservation Park, located in the south-east corner of the South Island.

  • Mueller Lake

    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.

  • Mueller Lake Twilight

    Mueller Lake, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, with moonlight starting to take over from sunlight

  • Mystic River

    Fiordland National Park is home to thousands of rivers and streams which flow through primordial forest

  • Nor’west Dawn

    A spectacular sunrise on a windy morning in the Tasman Valley heralds bad weather ahead

  • Purakaunui Falls

    Probably the most well known of the many waterfalls of the Catlins Forest Park

  • Rakaia River

    The wandering braids of the Rakaia River, taken near Double Hill Station

  • Riuwaka Resurgence

    The Riuwaka River emerges from a cave deep in the Takaka Hills into lush rainforest

  • Stirling Gold

    Stirling Falls (151m), Milford Sound / Piopiotahi, illuminated by the rays of the setting sun

  • Tasman Reflections

    Early morning in the Tasman Valley with a view to Aoraki - Mt Cook

  • Tasman Valley

    Golden light spills into the Tasman Valley, Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park

  • Tasman Winter

    A winter storm creates a light show across the Tasman Valley, Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park

  • Tawhai Falls

    Tawhai Falls is a short and easy walk near Whakapapa Village in Tongariro National Park

  • Thunder Creek Falls

    At 96 m high, Thunder Creek Falls is an easy 5 minute walk from the main road (State Highway 6) near Haast Pass.

  • Upper Hollyford

    A gloomy Hollyford Valley captured between rain showers

  • Vertical

    Water tumbling down the 1,000m bluffs in the Earnslaw Burn make for an impressive sight

  • Waimakariri

    A summer storm over the Waimakariri River coincides with sunset to create a spectacular end to the day

  • Waimakariri Rainbow

    A rainstorm arrives just as the sun is about to set.

  • Wet n’ Wild

    Shooting Stirling Falls in Milford Sound never results in a dry camera!
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