Feature: Weather

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    Above the Inversion

    Aoraki-Mt Cook (3724m) towers above inversion cloud blanketing the Tasman Valley

  • After the storm

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

  • All The Colours

    A double rainbow and lupins in full bloom makes for a colourful scene at Lake Tekapo.

  • Apocalypse Sunset

    A storm coinciding with sunset made for a surreal scene across the Canterbury Plains

  • Benmore Skies

    A long exposure of nor'west skies over Lake Benmore

  • Clay Cliffs

    Eroded spires of rock and silt project into the fog at the Clay Cliffs, Omarama

  • Colour Explosion

    Sky and land compete for most colourful at Lake Tekapo

  • Craigieburn Range

    A nuclear sunrise over the Castle Hill Basin reflects in a tarn in the Craigieburn Range

  • Doubtful Sound

    Doesn’t matter if it’s rain or shine, Doubtful Sound / Patea is always a spectacular place to be.

  • Farewell Spit

    Intriguing patterns under inclement skies on the western edge of Farewell Spit

  • Fields of Gold

    North-westerly conditions can often produce fiery sunsets over the eastern past of the South Island

  • Hahei Beach

    A moody evening on Hahei Beach, with Maharangi Island (Goat Island) centre of frame

  • Inversion Motion

    Inversion cloud in Nelson Lakes National Park captured in a 25-second long exposure

  • Lenticular

    A lenticular cloud hovers like a UFO above Lake Pukaki and the Southern Alps

  • Line of Light

    A brief band of light illuminates Braemar Station ahead of an incoming winter storm

  • Miford Road Mist

    Sun lit mist after a period of rain heavy rain on State Highway 94, Fiordland National Park
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