Wonderful Travel Around New Zealand
1. Kaikōura, New Zealand gets some special visitors in
Migrating whales like humpbacks, pilot and blue whales stop off for a snack on their way to the tropics. This humpback whale is going for a dive
From @allancronin_wildlife
2. Take a moment to embrace New Zealand spring, just like this native Tui bird is doing, at Hamilton, New Zealand
From @matthew_xavier_lehnsherr
3. Soaring over the peaks, What a gorgeous land
Did you know the Remarkables are one of the only mountain ranges in the world to run directly north to south? The only other range are the Rocky Mountains
From TT
4. Explore hard-to-reach penguin colonies on the subantarctic Antipodes, at New Zealand
From DOC, Sabine Burnet, Miles Holden
5. This marine reserve and iconic diving spot is a haven for unique species and sea creatures, at Poor Knights Islands
From @reubenroams
6. These stunning rock formations make for an otherworldly sight, at Clay Cliffs, New Zealand
From @skyviewphotographynz
7. Some things just look different from above, at Milford Sound Airport
The first landing in Milford Sound was in 1938, since then many people have seen the majestic fjords from the air. On clear days you can see for miles and spot wildlife like penguins and dolphins splashing below
From @laurie_winter
8. Can you spot the kākāpō? Took me a few seconds! That’s cool
Duke can! Duke helps with their work protecting kākāpō, the world's only flightless parrot. We might struggle to see kākāpō in the forest but Duke is specially trained to find them with his strong sense of smell. Duke spotted this kākāpō on Whenua Hou, a sanctuary island near Stewart Island / Rakiura
From @docgovtnz
9. Discover hidden kākāpō on Codfish and Anchor Islands
From DOC, Sabine Burnet, Miles Holden
10. A Tongikura from Aotearoa (A proverb from New Zealand)
We're sending a tongikura (Māori proverbial saying) from Aotearoa to wherever you are in the world. Feel the wairua (spirit) of our beautiful land and that the shimmer of light dances across your pathway.
From TT
11. From the summit of Aoraki/Mount Cook, what an amazing sunset
From @williampatino_photography, @navaneeth_unnikrishnan, @markclinton, @junjitakasago, @lwimages_studio
12. Mt. Sefton watches over Mueller Lake, which can be seen from the Hooker Valley Track
These cool ice stacks form when ice on the lake starts to melt and break up. The water below then pushes sheets towards the shore, layering the stacks
From @leecook_images
13. I can feel the blue of this beautiful water, at Blue Pools, Haast Pass
From @divakn @a_home_in_a_thousand_places @10stopphotography @tonymacstevensphotography @leecook_images
14. Do you know where in New Zealand this geothermal wonderland is? If your guess was Orakei Korako, then yep!
It's New Zealand's largest geyser field
Ruatapu Cave, one of only two in the world known to exist in a geothermal field, is found here
It's home to Emerald Terrace, the largest terrace in New Zealand (after the Pink and White Terraces)
From @navaneeth_unnikrishnan
15. Looking forward to heading down the hooker lake valley in a few weeks time to soak up the vastness of New Zealand’s national park, at Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
From @10stopphotography
16. Watching the sunrise over the Tararuas, at Powell Hut, Tararuas
Did you know the Tararua Forest Park is the largest conservation park managed by Department of Conservation in the North Island?
From @juliac_nz
17. Did you know that the Māori name for Franz Josef Glacier is Kā Roimata o Hinehukatere which means "The tears of Hinehukatere"?
Local legend tells of the tragic love story of Hinehukatere and Wawe. Hinehukatere had a passion for mountaineering and took her sweetheart Wawe into the mountains with her. He tried to keep up but was not as agile and lost his footing, falling to his death. Hinehukatere was heartbroken and cried and cried. As a memorial to her sorrow, the gods (Atua) froze her tears into a giant river of ice, forming the glacier that we see today!
From @roadynz
18. Soak in the views on the Kepler Track, one of Fiordland’s Great Walks
From DOC, Sabine Burnet, Miles Holden
19. A New Zealand sea lion it whakahao as it came ashore at sunrise, at Dunedin, New Zealand
Whakahao are only found in New Zealand around the bottom of the South Island, Stewart Island and subantarctic islands
From @allancronin_wildlife
20. Behind the fogs, is the snow peak, what an amazing, at New Zealand
From @williampatino_photography, @navaneeth_unnikrishnan, @markclinton, @junjitakasago, @lwimages_studio
21. Take me to the Redwoods and let's get lost among the giants, at Redwoods, Whakarewarewa Forest
From @a_home_in_a_thousand_places
22. Roadway to Aoraki Mount Cook under the beautiful pink and pastel color
From @leecook_images
23. Geothermal waters of Wai-O-Tapu from aerial view, how amazing
From @navaneeth_unnikrishnan
24. Contemplating infinity, at Lake Tararewa
From @tonymacstevensphotography
25. Views over Lake Hāwea
Lake Hāwea lies in a glacial valley surrounded by mountains in the South Island. It runs nearly parallel to Lake Wānaka, at their closest point (called 'The Neck') the lakes are only 1km apart
From @williampatino_photography
26. The best hike ever, amazing with the view
From @lwimages_studio
27. Tekapo in New Zealand is approved as one of the top three dark-sky parks
in the world by International Dark-sky Association. Beautiful flowers of lupines bloom in November and December, and at night their brilliant blue tones with the starry sky co-create a mystic atmosphere. Although lupines are a non-native plant, they still bloom beautifully in Tekapo as one life on planet Earth
From @junjitakasago
28. If you need a moment to yourself, then head here, at Doctors Point, Waitati, New Zealand
From the Far North down south to the Canterbury Plains, let the beautiful sounds of New Zealand nature refresh your wairua (spirit)
From @dilon_wj
29. The iconic Roys Peak. This 8km track takes in the incredible views of Lake Wānaka and Mount Aspiring/Tititea
From @tonymacstevensphotography