Location: Canterbury
Kaikoura, Canterbury Plains, Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park, Mackenzie Basin
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A double rainbow and lupins in full bloom makes for a colourful scene at Lake Tekapo. -
State Highway 80 takes you to Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park, which is home to 22 mountains reaching over 3,000m above sea level. -
When the Tasman Glacier (New Zealand's longest, at 25 km) calves ice into its terminal lake, a winter wonderland is the result. -
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. -
The Church of the Good Shepherd, surrounded by invasive weeds. But aren't they pretty! :-) -
A summer storm over the Waimakariri River coincides with sunset to create a spectacular end to the day -
In November 2016 the Kaikoura area was hit by a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake; but the place remains as beautiful as ever! -
A spectacular display of the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights), viewed west of Christchurch in May 2017 -
A longer shutter speed was used here to capture the swaying of the lupins in the strong breeze (Lake Tekapo)
