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New Zealand

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New Zealand

Ferry Building, Auckland.

Light on a red fence, Auckland.

Auckland city buildings.

The Hilton Hotel, Auckland.

The Ferry building, Auckland.

The Hilton Hotel, Auckland.

The Auckland Harbour Bridge.

People on the Auckland Harbour boat cruise.

Auckland city buildings, including SkyTower.

Auckland SkyTower.

Yacht, Auckland harbour.

Man repairing a yacht, Auckland harbour.

Auckland SkyTower.

Harbourside apartments, Auckland.

Fishing boat, Auckland.

North side of the harbour, Auckland.

Auckland Harbour bridge.

Auckland harbour.

Auckland city buildings from the harbour.

A beacon, Auckland harbour.

The docks, Auckland.

Cranes at the Auckland docks.

Auckland harbour.

Is that the Tampa?!

Turtle at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Stingray at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Fish at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Turtle at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Stingray at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Emporer penguins at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Stingray being hand-fed at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Stingray at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Fish being hand-fed at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Shark at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Crayfish at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Seahorse at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Angelfish at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Fish at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Fish and coral at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Clownfish at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Fish at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Lionfish at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Toadfish at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Lionfish at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

Clownfish at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, Auckland.

SkyTower, Auckland.

View from SkyTower, Auckland.

View of Auckland harbour from SkyTower.

View from SkyTower, Auckland.

View of Auckland harbour from SkyTower.

Helicoptor lifting off at Lake Rotorua.

Lake Rotorua.

Black Swan, Lake Rotorua.

Ducklings, Lake Rotorua.

Rotorua Museum. This was originally a bath house.

Rotorua Museum.

Agrodome sheep show, Rotorua.

Me and some sheep.

In the gondola at Rotorua.

View of Rotorua township, the lake, and Mokoia Island.

Rainbow trout at Rainbow Springs Nature Park, Rotorua.

Waterfall at Rainbow Springs Nature Park, Rotorua.

Swan at Rainbow Springs Nature Park, Rotorua.

Bird at Rainbow Springs Nature Park, Rotorua.

Waterfall at Rainbow Springs Nature Park, Rotorua.

Lizard at Rainbow Springs Nature Park, Rotorua.

Kiwi at Rainbow Springs Nature Park, Rotorua. Flash photography not permitted, hence the slightly blurry shot.

Rainbow Lorrikete at Rainbow Springs Nature Park, Rotorua.

Rooster at Rainbow Springs Nature Park, Rotorua.

Maori long-boat, Rotorua.

Stream with ducks and rainbow trout, Rotorua.

Maori challenge.

Maori villiage, Rotorua.

These Maori guys really like poking their tounges out and making funny faces!!!

Maori food storage box.

Maori carved statue.

Tamaki Maori Village - History lesson.

Maori dancer.

Maori dancers.

Maori warrior with tounge out.

Maori dancers.

Maori warrior.

Maori dance.

Maori dancer.

Maori dancers.

Me with a Maori statue.

Boiling mud, sulphur and shadows, Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, near Rotorua.

Boiling mud, Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, near Rotorua..

Boiling mud hole, Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, near Rotorua..

Mud and steam.

Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, near Rotorua.

Champagne pool, Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, near Rotorua.

Sulphur pool, Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, near Rotorua.

Me at Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, near Rotorua.

Me again.

Champagne pool, Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, near Rotorua.

In case you were wondering what causes the colours!

Champagne pool, Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, near Rotorua.

The Devil's Bath, Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, near Rotorua.

Lady Knox Geyser. The brochure says it errupts daily at 10:15am. How can it be so punctual?!

Lady Knox Geyser. To make it errupt at exactly 10:15am each day, they add a few blocks of soap. This breaks the surface tension of the water beneath.

Lady Knox Geyser. Less than a minute after adding soap, it starts to bubble.

Lady Knox Geyser. Then it starts to squirt.

Lady Knox Geyser. After about two minutes, it's getting higher.

Lady Knox Geyser. And higher... about 4-5 metres.

Lady Knox Geyser. It keeps going for more than 20 minutes.

Lady Knox Geyser.

Lake Taupo.

View from Mt.Victoria, Wellington.

The Inter-Islander Ferry, Wellington.

Wellington Harbour view from Mt.Victoria.

Me at Mt.Victoria lookout, Wellington.

Jagged rocks in the water near Wellington.

The Inter-Islander ferry leaving Wellington.

Cliffs near Wellington.

View of the Pacific Ocean between Blenheim and Kaikoura.

Seals on rocks near Kaikoura.

Seal on rocks near Kaikoura.

Seals on rocks near Kaikoura.

View of the Pacific Ocean near Kaikoura.

A river somewhere (on the way to Christchurch).

Moeraki boulder.

Broken Moeraki boulders.

Boulders still in the cliff at Moeraki.

Moeraki boulders.

Me at Moeraki boulders.

Close-up of the inside of a Moeraki boulder.

Sea froth on a broken Moeraki boulder.

Moeraki boulders.

Driftwood.

Moeraki boulders.

About the Moeraki boulders.

Baldwin Street, Dunedin. The world's steepest street.

Larnach Castle, Dunedin. Looks to me more like a mansion...

...as admitted by this plaque!

Flowers at Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

Fountain at Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

Duck with ducklings at Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

Stained glass roof of the pagoda at Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

Flowers, Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

View of Otago Harbour from the tower at Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

View from the tower at Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

Fountain as viewed from the tower at Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

Garden viewed from the tower at Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

The tower at Larnach Castle, Dunedin. The flag is at half mast for Sir Edmund Hillary who passed away on Jan 11th 2008.

Fountain at Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

Bronze(?) statue at Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

Flowers, Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

Lion statue at entranc of Flowers, Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

Brickwork, Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

Eagle statue, Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

Entrance to Larnach Castle, Dunedin.

Billabong near Riversdale.

Billabong with red algae, near Riversdale.

Mirror Lakes on the way to Milford Sound. (Well, they might have reflected more if it hadn't been raining!)

Mirror Lakes.

Waterfalls on the way to Milford Sound.

At Milford Sound.

Me at Milford Sound.

Waterfall, Milford Sound.

Milford Sound.

Me on the boat at Milford Sound.

Milford Sound.

Opening of Milford Sound to the Tasman Sea.

Entrance to Milford Sound.

Helicoptor dropping possum baits. Australian possums introduced to New Zealand are a pest, and consume vast amounts of native forest.

Milford Sound.

Me on the boat at Milford Sound.

Cruise boat at Milford Sound.

Milford Sound.

The Disappearing Waterfall, Milford Sound.

Seals, Milford Sound.

Milford Sound.

Tourists getting wet as the boat passes under the spray of a waterfall at Milford Sound.

Milford Sound.

Waterfall, Milford Sound.

The Milford River (Whakatipu Ka Tuka).

Milford River and mountains.

Milford River.

Rapids on the Milford River.

Moss-covered trees near Mirror Lakes.

Mirror Lake.

Lake Wakatipu south east of Queenstown.

The Remarkables, near Queenstown.

An old building in Arrowtown, which is an old gold mining town about 20km from Queenstown, but it wasn't actually very interesting, and not worth the drive!

The Shotover River.

Jetboat on the Shotover River.

Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown.

Queenstown Gardens.

Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown.

Shops and hotels, Queenstown.

Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown.

Me in Queenstown.

Dead tree in lake Wakatipu, Queenstown.

Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown.

Queenstown Gardens.

Ornamental crown on top of a lakeside cafe, Queenstown.

In a jetboat on the Kawarau River, Queenstown.

The Kawarau River, Queenstown.

Queenstown gondola.

View from Queenstown gondola.

View of Lake Wakatipu from the top of Queenstown gondola.

View of Queenstown from the top of the gondola.

View from the top of Queenstown gondola.

View of Queenstown from the top of the gondola.

Luge in Queenstown.

Ship on Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown.

(This is the same ship as in previous photo!)

Bungy jumper, Queenstown.

Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown.

Queenstown Gardens.

Our hotel, Queenstown.

View from the hotel in Queenstown.

Lake Wanaka.

Lake Hawea.

Mountains near Lake Hawea.

Lake Hawea.

The Blue River.

Shakey suspension bridge over the Blue River.

The Blue Pools.

The Blue River.

The Blue Pools.

About the Blue Pools.

The Blue River.

Tree growth, Lake Matheson.

Lake Matheson.

The helicopter in which I flew over Fox Glacier.

The lower part of Fox Glacier.

Fox Glacier. Notice the hole from which the water flows. The hole is probably about 10 metres wide.

Close-up of Fox Glacier. I have no idea how large these fingers of ice ar, but probably 5, 10, or 20 metres.

The upper part of Fox Glacier.

Another helicopter landed on Fox Glacier.

Our helicopter landed on Fox Glacier.

Me.

The other helicopter taking off.

Fox Glacier.

Fox Glacier. Those crevices are probably about 20 metres deep

Looking west down Fox Glacier.

Fox Glacier.

The Fox Glacier township.

Walking to Fox Glacier.

Mound of stones and dirt piled up by the glacier when it still reached this point many years ago.

Me at Fox Glacier.

The 'interface' (end-point) of Fox Glacier.

Fox Glacier.

Creek near Fox Glacier.

Me at Fox Glacier.

Temperate rainforest near Fox Glacier.

Fox Glacier.

Temperate rainforest near Fox Glacier.

Franz Josef Glacier.

Tunnel under Franz Josef Glacier formed by water (from the melting ice).

The top of Franz Josef Glacier.

Rocks above the clouds.

Mural on the wall of the Greymouth newspaper building.

On the Tranz-Alpine train from Greymouth to Christchurch.

View from the Tranz-Alpine train.

At Arthurs Pass station.

Reflection in train window, Arthurs Pass station.

View from the Tranz-Alpine train.

Going for a swim...?

... or looking for attention!

View from the Tranz-Alpine train.

A church in Kilmore St., Christchurch.

The Avon River in Christchurch.

A Maori carving, Christchurch.

Shops in Christchurch.

The cathereral, Christchurch.

The spire iof the cathederal.

The IBM building in Christchurch.

The Avon River in Christchurch.

Mill Island in the Avon River, Christchurch.

The mill. [1 sec exposure].

The mill. [with flash].

About the mill.

Building reflection.

Building reflected.

The Avon River in Christchurch.

Bridge of Rememberance, Christchurch.

Arts Centre, Worchester St, Christchurch.

Dyslexia Discovery Exhibit, Worchester Bvld, Christchurch.

Dyslexia Discovery Exhibit.

Worchester Bvld, Christchurch..

Arts Centre, Park Tce, Christchurch.

Fountain, Botanical Gardens, Christchurch.

SkyTower, Auckland.

Albert Park, Christchurch.

Fountain, Albert Park, Christchurch.

Albert Park, Christchurch.

Victoria Street, Auckland.

Painted traffic light control box.

Stone sculpture, Albert Park, Auckland.

Boat harbour, Auckland.

Auckland Harbour.

Another boat harbour, viewed from SkyTower.

Me having dinner at Orbit (revolving) Restaurant in SkyTower.

View of Auckland from SkyTower.

View from SkyTower.

Sunset in Auckland.

Auckland at dusk.

Fireworks over Auckland Harbour, Sun 27th Jan to celebrate Auckland province anniversary day (28th Jan).

Fireworks over Auckland Harbour.

Model train, Auckland Museum.

Historical lollies, Auckland Museum.

Inside wall of a 'whare' (the Maori word for a house).

A kiwi (slightly stuffed).

Window of the Auckland War Museum.

Shopping arcade, Auckland.

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