New Zealand - Some Photos

A selection of photos of New Zealand, mostly taken during our year "on the road" in our motorhome.

 
Lake Tekapo in Autumn

 
And then one week later,
in winter

 
Russell Lupins beside (again)
Lake Tekapo

 
Wild flowers and tussock
on the Lindis Pass

 
Lake Hayes, north of Queenstown
(45 minutes from Lye Bow)

 
Oturehua Range, Central Otago, 
at sunset.
(1.5 hours from Lye Bow)

 
The moonscape of the Old Man Range, Central Otago (immediately west of Lye Bow)

 
Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown, Central Otago
(one hour from Lye Bow)

 
Moeraki (home of the Moeraki Boulders) and a lovely harbour and foreshore camping ground
    Purakanui Falls                                                                Maruia Falls
"The Cavalcade", (a yearly reconstruction event)
arrives at Ophir.  Over 30 waggons and teams.

 
Lake Wanaka, Central Otago
(1.5 hours from Lye Bow)

 
The Hawkdun Range, north of Alexandra
(and about half an hour from Lye Bow)

 
Bendigo, Central Otago,
site of early goldmining.

 
Otago Boys High School
Dunedin
(Barry's old school)

(Barry and Kylee)

 
A quick jump north to Auckland
(this is a random photo show)

Marina, Sky Tower, City Centre

 
View from the Sky Tower,
City Centre, Wharves,
North Head and Rangitoto Island

 
View from the "Crown Range" road
(Arrowtown, north of Queenstown)
in autumn.

 
The same spot in winter .............. 

 
Winter on the "Crown Range" road 
between Arrowtown and Wanaka.

 
Ship Creek, a fabulous spot on the west coast

 
Ship creek again

 
Sunset at Ship Creek
(West coast sunsets are the best!)

 
The Haast river, heading to the west coast

 
Lake Matheson, west coast
(perhaps the most photographed
reflective lake in the world).

This photo in its 20 x 12 form
is a beaut!

 
Climbing Franz Joseph glacier.

 
Fox Glacier

Franz and Fox glaciers are 
within a few kilometres of each other
on the west coast highway
(which runs from Haast north to
Greymouth and Westport)

 
Kohaihai beach, top of the west coast highway and start of the 
Heaphy walking track.

 
Nashi Pear vines in Renwick, near Blenhiem

  Oparara forest (with beech stained river)

 
Mapua, the river and the White Heron


 
Durie Hill observation tower, Wanganui
Waihi pump house

 
 Mount Egmont from the Desert Road
central north island

 
Hollard Gardens
Pukeiti Gardens
Ostlers Water Garden, Taranaki
(Rhododendrum Motorhome Rally)

 
Picton on arrival early morning,
car ferry berthed on left

 
Early morning low cloud near Havelock

 
Grape harvesting as it's done
in Blenhiem

 
The Southern Alps from a Cessna,

Mt Cook centre.

 
Lake Pukaki,
with a view of the Southern Alps

(and the motorhome)

 
Mt Cook
Tasman Glacier

 

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