Location: Southland & Fiordland

Te Anau, Fiordland National Park

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    Lake Te Anau

    This jetty at the Marakura Yacht Club, Lake Te Anau, looks out to the vast wilderness of Fiordland National Park.

  • Magnificent Milford

    It's easy to see why the famous author, Rudyard Kipling, described Milford Sound / Piopiotahi as the eighth wonder of the world.

  • Doubtful Sound

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

  • Lake Monowai

    In 1925 Lake Monowai was raised two metres to provide for a hydroelectric scheme; drowned trees remain on the water's edge to this day.

  • Milford on Fire

    Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Not that any shepherds live at Milford Sound.

  • Fallen Stars

    Pipis (shellfish) in the waters of Milford Sound / Piopiotahi almost look like stars fallen from the sky

  • The Walking Dead

    The shores of Lake Monowai are littered with these drowned trees, victims of the hydro scheme constructed in the 1920's

  • Fiordland

    The last glow of the day illuminates the Cleddau Valley and Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park

  • Hollyford

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

  • Lake Hauroko

    Recent rain at Lake Hauroko, New Zealand's deepest lake, results in the lake being that little bit deeper

  • Mystic River

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

  • Upper Hollyford

    A gloomy Hollyford Valley captured between rain showers

  • Miford Road Mist

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

  • North Mavora Lake

    Sunrise on a cold winter's morning at North Mavora Lake, Southland

  • Stirling Gold

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

  • Rainforest

    Lush rainforest near Lake Mackenzie, Fiordland National Park

  • The Ancient Ones

    Mossy rainforest lines each side of the Routeburn Track near Lake Mackenzie

  • Lake Mackenzie

    The mesmerising Lake Mackenzie sits at 890 metres elevation on the Routeburn Track

  • Key Summit

    Key Summit, accessed from the Routeburn Track, during the clearance of a winter storm

  • Luxmore Sunrise

    Sunrise from the flank of Mt Luxmore on the Kepler Track, viewed towards Lake Te Anau

  • Sutherland Sound

    The setting sun provides some warm light to an otherwise cold winter's day at Sutherland Sound, Fiordland National Park

  • Adelaide Skies

    A stunning evening sky reflects in a tarn in the Lake Adelaide basin, Fiordland National Park

  • Ruffled

    The kea (nestor notablis), the world's only alpine parrot and found only in the South Island of New Zealand

  • Optimistic

    After getting up incredibly early on a summer morning and initially being disappointed with the light and wishing I had stayed in bed, the arrival of the sun lighting up the horizon across Lake Te Anau turned out to be some of the most surreal conditions I've yet experienced!

  • Wet n’ Wild

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

  • Fiordland Pure

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

  • The Drop

    Glacial ice crumbles as it tumbles over the edge into a Fiordland valley
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