Location: Canterbury

Kaikoura, Canterbury Plains, Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park, Mackenzie Basin

  • The impressive view from the summit of Mt Hutt ski area (2,080m elevation).
  • When the hoar frost descends on the Mackenzie Country it can be so intense that it looks like snow!
  • An aerial view of the Godley River entering Lake Tekapo.
  • The iconic view from Peter’s Lookout across Lake Pukaki to Aoraki / Mt Cook
  • A lone kōwhai tree against the setting sun.
  • An aerial view of the Two Thumb Range and Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie Basin
  • Although mostly purples and pinks, lupins can be found in a diverse range of colours (Lake Tekapo)
  • An aerial view of the Godley River has it descends from the Southern Alps towards Lake Tekapo
  • Although predominantly seen in purples and pinks, lupins can be found in nearly every colour of the rainbow.
  • A hoar frost descends on the trees surrounding Wairepo Arm, near Twizel.
  • New Zealand's highest mountain, Aoraki / Mt Cook (3,724m), looms large over State Highway 80.
  • 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.
  • The glowing summit of Mt Sefton (3151m), captured approximately 30 minutes before sunrise
  • A spectacular sunrise on a windy morning in the Tasman Valley heralds bad weather ahead
  • A long exposure of nor'west skies over Lake Benmore
  • A reflective afternoon on Lake Benmore, located between Kurow and Omarama
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