Situated in the South Pacific with only one neighboring country to the north west and wide open ocean on the East, New Zealand offers visitors unique experiences of culture, stunning scenery, and landscapes with diverse flora and fauna. It is because of its relative isolation and location on the globe that New Zealand has so many endemic and native wildlife species and plants.
New Zealand is made up of 3 main inhabited islands namely North Island, South Island, and Stewart Island. There are also several remote off-shore islands such as the Chatham Islands (inhabited), Campbell Island, Auckland Islands (an archipelago of Sub-Antarctic islands), Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, just to name a few. The South Island is the largest land mass of New Zealand and is most often referred to (by those living there) as the "Mainland".
A small country with a big heart! New Zealand, also known as Aotearoa, is a vacation paradise. Whether you're... (... more information below the photos)
Chasm Milford Sound Fiordland National Park New Zealand The Chasm in the Darran Mountains is found in Fiordland National Park along the Milford Road in Fiordland on the South Island of New Zealand. It has been described as an almost magical place due to the power of the water. |
Mussel Farm Kenepuru Sound Waitaria Bay Marlborough Sounds New Zealand The ropes and buoys that can be seen on the surface of the water is a muscle farm in Kenepuru Sound near Waitaria Bay in Marlborough on the South Island of New Zealand. Aquaculture is a huge part of New Zealand's industry. |
Cape Foulwind Sunset Coastal Scenery Tasman Sea West Coast New Zealand Cape Foulwind is near Westport on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is a gorgeous place of exquisite coastal scenery, especially at sunset like in this picture - the sky is all soft colors, but the rocks here can be very dangerous. |
Cape Kidnappers Coast Pacific Waves Hawkes Bay New Zealand The constant waves of the Pacific Ocean wash along the coast of Cape Kidnappers as seen from the Australasian Gannet Colony in Hawkes Bay on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. This area has an interesting name and its own place in history. |
Albatross Fountain Tanya Ashken Wellington North Island New Zealand This fountain called Albatross is by Tanya Ashken, created between 1985 and 1986, and sits along the waterfront of Wellington on the North Island of New Zealand. Tanya Ashken was quoted as saying that she has always been fascinated by the Albatross bird. |
Black Sooty Mould Fungus Nelson Lakes National Park New Zealand Colourful leaves stand out against the Black Sooty Mould Fungus along the Bellbird Walk at Lake Rotoiti in Nelson Lakes National Park on the South Island of New Zealand. This black fungus is a black coating along the surface. |
Large Kauri Tree Trounson Kauri Park Northland New Zealand A large Kauri Tree that is about 1,200 years old towers above the forest floor of the Trounson Kauri Park, in Northland on the North Island of New Zealand. The height to the first branch is 7.6 metres and the diameter is about 3.5 metres. |
Skippers Canyon Queenstown Central Otago New Zealand Skippers Canyon near Queenstown in Central Otago on the South Island of New Zealand is a popular tourist destination and a place where people travel to experience some of the adventure that New Zealand has to offer in its wilderness. |
Snowcapped Mt Aspiring National Park South Island New Zealand The Majestic Mt Aspiring is found in Mt Aspiring National Park on the South Island of New Zealand and is one of the highest mountain ranges in the whole country. It is also a popular mountain to climb and many come here just to do that. |
Dusky Dolphin Watching Tour Encounter Kaikoura New Zealand Dusky Dolphins jump and play in the water around the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand as seen during a dolphin watching tour with Encounter Kaikoura, a tour company based out of Kaikoura, New Zealand. |
Hectors Dolphins Akaroa Harbour Banks Peninsula Wildlife Canterbury New Zealand Two Hector's Dolphins cruise the waters of the Akaroa Harbour of the Banks Peninsula in Canterbury on the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. These dolphins are the most well-known in the Cephalorhynchus genus. |
Young Australasian Gannet Cape Kidnappers Hawkes Bay New Zealand A Young Australasian Gannet, proper name Morus serrator, is only six to eight weeks old in this photograph and is shown with an adult Australasian Gannet. These birds are found in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand. |
Blue Sky Above Crown Range Road Central Otago South Island New Zealand The blue sky is clear and bright with just a few clouds dotted above the Crown Range Road in the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. This road is very well-known in New Zealand among travellers and is a very popular spot. |
Swingbridge Buller River West Coast South Island New Zealand The swingbridge across the Buller River on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand is the longest in the whole of New Zealand and is a popular tourist attraction for visitors looking for a thrill. |
Sheep Portrait Picture Titirangi Bay Campground Marlborough South Island New Zealand A pretty sheep stands still and allows its picture to be taken in the Titirangi Bay Compound in Marlborough, on the the South Island of New Zealand. The blue tag in the sheep's ear is a form of identification on the farm where the campground is located. |
Hectors Dolphin Picture Akaroa Harbour Canterbury New Zealand Identified by its unique rounded dorsil fin, the Hector's dolphin is one of the smallest cetaceans in the world at an average length of 1.4 metres (4.59 Feet). It is one of four species of dolphin in the genus Cephalorhynchus. |
Mission Bay Waitemata Harbour Auckland City North Island New Zealand An oasis in the city of Auckland on the shores of the Waitemata Harbour, Mission Bay is a suburb to the East of the city. Beautiful pohutukawa trees line the sandy beach separating the beach from the grassy area of the reserve. |
Apricots Fruit Central Otago South Island New Zealand There's nothing quite like the taste of fresh picked apricots, eaten straight from the tree. Central Otago is a region on the South Island also known as the fruit basket of New Zealand, an area which produces fresh, plump stone fruit and crisp apples. |
Endangered Yellow Eyed Penguin Reserve Otago New Zealand A Yellow Eyed Penguin rests in the grass at the Penguin Place Reserve on the Otago Peninsula in Otago, which is located on the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. This reserve was founded in 1985 and was built to protect these animals. |
Northern Royal Albatross Taiaroa Head Colony Otago South Island New Zealand A Northern Royal Albatross, proper name Diomedea epomophora sanfordi, part of the Taiaroa Head Colony, flies high in the sky over the Otago Peninsula near Dunedin in Otago on the East Coast of the South Island in New Zealand. |
Morus Serrator Australasian Gannets Cape Kidnappers New Zealand Preening one another is a common social practice in the world of Australian Gannets, also known as Morus serrator, especially straight after a reunion of a pair. This species of gannet is also known as Takapu in the Maori language. |
Waipoua Kauri Forest Tourist Attractions Northland New Zealand The Waipoua Forest is a forest which protects one of the best and last remaining tracts of Kauri Trees in New Zealand. Several massive Kauri Trees are among the popular tourist attractions of this forest in Northland on the North Island of New Zealand. |
Stalagmites Stalactites Aranui Cave Waitomo Waikato North Island NZ A fascinating series of stalagmites and stalactites are seen at the Aranui Cave at the famous Waitomo Caves in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. |
Dunedin City Railway Station Architecture Otago South Island New Zealand The Dunedin Railway Station, which opened in 1906 in Dunedin City in Otago on the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, is one of the most recognizable buildings in the area. This is the fourth building to serve as the railway station. |
Longest Lake Wakatipu Central Otago Scenery New Zealand The longest lake in New Zealand, Lake Wakatipu in Central Otago is a huge glacier carved canyon etched out around 15,000 years ago then filled with fresh water flowing from surrounding rivers. |
Sand And Waves West Coast Tasman Sea South Island New Zealand A beautiful summer scene of soft sand and the constant waves of the Tasman Sea lapping at the shores of Kohaihai Beach on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. This beach, situated near the town of Karamea, is the start of the famous Heaphy Track. |
Active Volcano White Island Bay Of Plenty New Zealand Situated 48 kilometres off the coastline of the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand, White Island is an active marine volcano is also a scenic reserve only accessible by boat or helicopter. |
New Zealand Christmas Tree Pohutukawa Trees Maitai Bay Karikari Peninsula East Coast North Island Bright and colourful Pohutukawa Trees line the shores of a small cove at Maitai Bay along the Karikari Peninsula on the East Coast of the North Island in New Zealand. These trees are also called the New Zealand Christmas Tree. |
Fiordland National Park Waterfall Falls Creek Milford Road South Island New Zealand A waterfall, called Falls Creek, cascades over a series of hard rock shelves in a small canyon surrounded by dense native bush along the Milford Road in Fiordland National Park on the South Island of New Zealand. |
Main Divide Mountain Range Southern Alps South Island New Zealand The Main Divide, also known as the Southern Alps, are a ridge of mountains on the South Island of New Zealand which divide the East Coast from the West. The Main Divide is also shared by two national parks: Westland National Park and Mt Cook National Park |
Canterbury Coastline Sunset Kaikoura Range New Zealand A beautiful view from the end of the Kaikoura Peninsula of the Kaikoura Mountain Range towering above the Pacific Ocean coastline during sunset. This region of the Canterbury coastline is world renowned for being the home to the giant Sperm Whale. |
Tasman Sea Coastline West Coast South Island New Zealand Situated 22 kilometres west of the Fox Glacier townsite, the gravely shores of Gillespies Beach face the Tasman Sea coastline on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. |
South Island Lighthouse Coastline Picture Nugget Point New Zealand Set on a rocky headland in the Catlins district along the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, the Nugget Point Lighthouse faces the Pacific Ocean along a rocky stretch of coastline. |
Sea Lions New Zealand Marine Mammals Two New Zealand Sea Lions sun themselves on the beach at Waipapa Point in the Catlins along the Southern Scenic Route on the east coast of the South Island in New Zealand. These marine mammals breed and live around the coastlines of New Zealand. |
Little Shag Picture Catlins Highway Otago South Island New Zealand These birds, commonly known as 'Little Shag' can also be known by the name of Little Pied Cormorant in Australia. This bird is commonly seen along the Catlins Highway near water in Otago on the South Island of New Zealand. |
Bird Species Of New Zealand Spur Winged Plover Pied Oystercatcher South Island Two birds native to New Zealand, the Spur-Winged Plover, and the Pied Oystercatcher, forage at the water's edge in an estuary near Hinahina, which is along the popular Southern Scenic Route on the east coast of the South Island in New Zealand. |
Australasian Gannet Sea Birds Hawkes Bay New Zealand Australasian Gannets hang out on a cliff-top colony together at Cape Kidnappers, which is located in the Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand. Adults of this species can be identified by their white bodies with dark wing tips and yellow heads. |
Volcano Landscape White Island North Island New Zealand Sulphur and other minerals can be seen on the landscape of White Island; an active volcano in the Bay of Plenty on the East Coast of the North Island in gorgeous New Zealand. This is an active composite volcano which has occasional eruptions. |
Bridal Veil Falls Waikato Waterfall North Island New Zealand Bridal Veil Falls in New Zealand is a beautiful natural waterfall that is a popular tourist destination for nature lovers and fitness lovers alike. It is located in the Waikato area of the North Island of New Zealand. |
Bridal Veil Falls Skippers Canyon Waterfall South Island New Zealand The powerful falls known as Bridal Veil Falls can be seen here from Skippers Road, in Skippers Canyon and is popular tourist destination for visitors to the South Island of New Zealand. |
Beautiful Waterfall Kapuni Stream Egmont National Park New Zealand Dawson Falls empties into Kapuni Stream below as seen from the Kapuni Loop Track, which is one of many trails located in the famous Egmont National Park, in Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. The park gets many visitors every year. |
Beautiful Marokopa Falls Waikato Waterfall New Zealand Marokopa Falls is a large, grand waterfall in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It is known for its natural beauty, cool, clean water and rich green vegetation that grows around the waterfall. |
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