Waireop Arm. Just a short distance from the town of Twizel, these ponds are popular for fishing.
Bream Bay is a locality and bay on the east coast of New Zealand. Captain James Cook named this area to include the bay itself, but also some surrounding locations, stretching north to Whangarei and south to Mangawhai
Get lost in your very own slice of Antarctica in this beautiful frozen exhibit, home to the second largest species of Penguin in the world, the King Penguin as well as the lively Gentoo penguins. Encounter thes More
King Penguin – Aptenodytes patagonicus..The King Penguin is very large compared to other species. It is the second largest of them all. Full grown, they can be up to three feet tall and weigh up to 35 pounds. K More
The Styx River (Māori: Puharakekenui) runs along the northern boundary of Christchurch, New Zealand before flowing into the Waimakariri River close to its mouth via Brooklands Lagoon.
Milford Sound (Māori: Piopiotahi) is a fiord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island, within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve, and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage sit More
Hypholoma fasciculare, commonly known as the sulphur tuft, sulfur tuft or clustered woodlover, is a common woodland mushroom, often in evidence when hardly any other mushrooms are to be found. This saprophagic More
The NZR K class of 1877 was the first example of American-built locomotives to be used on New Zealand's railways. Their success coloured locomotive development in New Zealand until the end of steam.
Frankton is located at the end of a large inlet in the northeastern shore of Lake Wakatipu known as the Frankton Arm on State Highway 6. It is one terminus of the short State Highway 6A, which runs seven kilome More
Church of the Good Shepherd during a summer sunset in January..Situated on the shores of Lake Tekapo is the Church of the Good Shepherd, which, in 1935, was the first church built in the Mackenzie Basin. . The More
Beach seining/drag netting..Beach seining or drag netting is normally carried out using a length of net and an additional length of warp (rope). The net and warp are laid out from, and back to, the shore and re More
Lake Hawea, a long narrow, glacial lake, is the smallest and most northerly of the New Zealand southern alpine lakes. The lake is deep blue, crystal clear and the rugged mountains on three sides plunge steeply More
Aquarium fish collection
Black-backed gulls or karoro (Larus dominicanus) can be found in the southern hemisphere from Antarctica to the subtropics. Elsewhere they are known as Dominican or kelp gulls. The subspecies in New Zealand is More
The large, torch-like, up to 5 foot (1.5 m) tall flower stalks emerge from fleshy underground rhizomes. The inflorescences have waxy, red to pink, white-edged bracts and are pinecone-shaped with a skirt of larg More
The Church of the Good Shepherd is situated on the shores of Lake Tekapo amongst the natural beauty of the lake and the mountains. The Church of the Good Shepherd was built to the glory of God as a memorial to More
Braided rivers..Braided rivers are those that, over some part of their length, flow in multiple, mobile channels across a gravel floodplain. They are characterised by a range of channel types and sizes and chan More
Boulder Bay Walk.. Short walk option: Leave the car park walking up to the first headland, 30 min return. This walk offers coastline view of Godley Head, Boulder Bay baches and sea caves... Walk onto the More
Kniphofia, also called tritoma, red hot poker, torch lily, knofflers or poker plant, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae, that includes 70 or more species nat More
When the first wine companies and growers planted grapes in the modern era of Marlborough’s winemaking history in the 1970s (this followed pioneering grape growing, winemaking and commercial activity as early a More
The picturesque coastal town of Kaikoura is the perfect place for marine life encounters, coastal walks, and tucking into a plate of crayfish..Kaikoura is a base for wildlife experiences of all kinds – it’s als More
Kekeno (Arctocephalus forsteri) are members of the Otariidae family of pinnipeds, fin-footed carnivorous marine mammals. They are distinguished by visible external ears and hind flippers which rotate forward..T More
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Kakariki. Crude Oil Tanker..IMO: 9158305.MMSI: 512000050.Call Sign: ZMKA.Flag: New Zealand (NZ).Type: Crude Oil Tanker.Gross Tonnage: 27795.DeadWeight: 46724.Length x Breadth: N/A.Year Built: 1999.Status: Active
The Monarch is a common poisonous butterfly that eats poisonous milkweed in its larval stage and lays its eggs on the milkweed plant. Monarchs have a wingspan of 3 3/8 - 4 7/8 inches (8.6 - 12.4 cm)..Butterflie More
Roses are the most widely cultivated plants in gardens and parks, and the plants with the longest horticultural history, since they've been grown in every part of the world for centuries. It is the national pla More
Flowers collection
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 has an excellent f2.8 25-600mm zoom lens; fast shooting performance, even when shooting in raw or raw plus JPEG; and excellent picture and video quality for its class. It has a ton More
Mallards are the ducks that gather en masse whenever bread is thrown out at an urban pond. Drakes are about 10% larger than females
A bollard is a short vertical post. Originally it meant a post used on a ship or a quay, principally for mooring.
Entoloma hochstetteri is a species of mushroom found in New Zealand and India. The small mushroom is a distinctive all-blue colour, while the gills have a slight reddish tint from the spores. The blue coloring More
Yellow waxgill or Hygrocybecerinolutea.. .Found in the broadleaf - conifer forest of New Zealand
Larix decidua, common name European larch, is a species of larch native to the mountains of central Europe, in the Alps and Carpathian Mountains, with disjunct lowland populations in northern Poland and souther More
The first exotic wasp recorded in New Zealand was the .Australian paper wasp in Northland in the 1880s. The .German wasp arrived with aeroplane parts shipped .from Britain after World War II, and the common was More
Aoraki/Mount Cook (70,696 hectares) is New Zealand's great alpine park. It has the highest mountains and the largest glaciers. Aoraki/Mount Cook village and all visitors to the park are dwarfed by the immensity More
Aleuria aurantia.The Orange Peel Fungus is a widespread ascomycete fungus in the order Pezizales. The brilliant orange, cup-shaped ascocarps often resemble orange peels strewn on the ground, giving this species More
Lichens are formed from both a fungus and an algae living in a partnership which enables them to survive in some of the hottest and coldest places on the planet. They are often the first living creatures to col More
Dominion Salt – Lake Grassmere. .Seawater contains just over 2.5 per cent sodium chloride, together with significant amounts of other salt. Some 60,000 to 70,000 tonnes of salt are harvested from Lake Grassmere More
A bright-green jewel of the forest, the Madagascan giant day gecko is a charming master of disguise with velcro-like feet and a distinctive voice...Most comfortable in hot and humid climates, the Madagascan gia More
The Pukeko, or New Zealand Swamp Hen is a member of the rail family, and is similar to other species found all over the world. It is one of the few New Zealand native birds to have flourished since the arrival More
Introducing Robena's latest mural, "Maui-Go-Round" in Paia. Please stop by Nalu Place (the east wall of the Chevron on Hana HW) and check it out! Mighty mahalos to Paia Surf Vacation Home and Nalu Kai Lodge for More
Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is quite large, containing several hundred species that are native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world.
The green sea turtle, also known as the green turtle, black turtle, or Pacific green turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia.
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Name: BRUTUS.Hawaiian name: NALUKAI - endured the storms of life.ADULT, MALE.Brutus, a 35-40 year old adult male, was one of the first turtles in 1999 to repeatedly bask in the sun at Laniakea Beach. Weighing a More
The most common gulls of the shore, red-billed gulls are found all around the New Zealand coast. They are a similar size to the black-billed gull, and the two can be confused at the juvenile stage. But the adul More
The rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri), also known as the ring-necked parakeet, is a gregarious tropical Afro-Asian parakeet species that has an extremely large range...The rose-ringed parakeet is sexual More
Combining the skyscrapers and subways of a modern, affluent city with a medley of Chinese, Malay and Indian influences and a tropical climate, with tasty food, good shopping and a vibrant night-life scene, this More
Walter Peak is a mountain located near Queenstown, New Zealand. It has a height of 1,800 metres (5,905 feet)..It is regularly visited by the TSS Earnslaw steamship which takes passengers to the base of the moun More
The Remarkables are a mountain range and skifield in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Located on the southeastern shore of Lake Wakatipu, the range lives up to its name by rising sharply to create an i More
Peacocks are ground-feeders that eat insects, plants, and small creatures. There are two familiar peacock species. The blue peacock lives in India and Sri Lanka, while the green peacock is found in Java and Mya More
Sumatran tigers are the smallest surviving tiger subspecies and are distinguished by heavy black stripes on their orange coats. They are protected by law in Indonesia, with tough provisions for jail time and st More