Repost This ArticlePhotography that makes me want to pack some camping gear and get lost.
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I’VE NEVER BEEN to New Zealand. But after spending several hours touring Flickr to collect these shots…wow, somebody buy me a ticket. 
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Mount Taranaki
Situated in the region of the same name, on the North Island's western coast, Taranaki is a 2518m volcanic cone that last erupted in the mid-19th century.Photo: dcysurfer / Dave Young
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Fox Glacier cave
The South Island's Westland National Park is home to this glacier and its spectacular ice caves. In 13km, the Fox drops from the peaks of the Southern Alps to rainforest along the coast.Photo: anoldent
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Stormy Milford Sound
The southwestern coast of the South Island is cut by numerous fjords. Milford Sound is the best known, and is the country's most popular tourist attraction.Photo: Adam & TessIntermission
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Southern Alp peaks
New Zealand's tallest mountain range contains 20 peaks over 3,000m, the highest being Aoraki/Mt. Cook at 3,750m. It's a great starter range for mountaineering.Photo: winkyintheuk
5
Rakaia River from the air
Home to good salmon and trout fishing, the Rakaia deltas into Canterbury Bight, around 50km south of Christchurch.Photo: C. K. Hartman
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Lake Wakatipu
A finger lake shaped like a lightning bolt, the Otago region's Wakatipu is 80km long and shares a shore with the resort town and adventure tourism capital of Queenstown.Photo: mcaretaker
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On the Tongariro Alpine Crossing
The Tongariro Crossing trail runs for 19km through volcanic terrain in the center of the North Island. It passes the base of Mt. Ngauruhoe, known to a lot of the world as Mt. Doom. The national park is the country's oldest.Photo: Mister Jo
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Sterling Falls
Stirling is one of two permanent falls along Milford Sound. Photo: AdamSelwood
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Shotover River canyons
Running for 60km through Otago, the Shotover is narrow and fast flowing, making it a super popular whitewater destination.Photo: anthonycrampIntermission
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Lake Pukaki mist
Good views of the main Southern Alp peaks backdrop this Canterbury lake. The water's particular tint of blue comes from glacier-ground particulates.Photo: Stas Kulesh
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Sailing through mangroves
The coastal landscape of the country's northern regions is where the most southerly mangroves in the world occur. Photo above was taken near Rawene, Northland.Photo: PhillipC
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Moeraki Boulders
These strange geologic formations line the beach on Otago's eastern coast, just south of Hampden.Photo: El Groo
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Waterfall in Mount Aspiring National Park
Mt. Aspiring is the only 3,000+ peak to stand outside the Aoraki/Mount Cook area. Its tiny national park is just 20 miles as the crow flies from Milford Sound and about 10 from the northern reaches of Lake Wakatipu.Photo: Jason Pratt
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Nugget Point
A lighthouse of the same name gives a good view of these southern Otago islets and their wildlife. If you could see for 2,000 miles out to sea, you'd be looking at the coast of Antarctica.Photo: Wostlan
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Tararua Range
These mountains rise at the southern tip of the North Island. The view above is from Mt. Victoria, in the city of Wellington.Photo: PhillipCIntermission
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Whakarewarewa Redwood Forest
The Whakarewarewa area is geologically active, home to a number of geysers and hot springs, as well as a grove of California coast redwoods, planted here in 1901.Photo: Donna_Rutherford
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Tasman, New Zealand
The shot above was taken near the start of Farewell Spit, a 26km sand spit sticking out of the northernmost point of the South Island.Photo: Aaron Jacobs
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Huka Falls
Close to 220,000 liters of water flow through this falls every second, as the Waikato River suddenly narrows from 100 meters to just 15.Photo: Robert Nyman
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Franz Josef Glacier
Like the Fox Glacier (listed above and located 20km south), the Franz Josef falls from mountains to rainforest in just 12km.Photo: anthonycramp
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Lake Tekapo panorama
Tekapo is similar in many respects to Pukaki (listed above), including fronting a killer view of the Southern Alps.Photo: joka2000
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Doubtful Sound
Also located in Fiordland National Park, Doubtful Sound is larger yet less accessible than its famous cousin to the north.Photo: stevecadman
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Bridal Veil Falls, New Zealand
In the Waikato region of the North Island, close to the town of Raglan, this plunge falls has a height of 55m.Photo: Hot Meteor Travelers Stoked on this Gallery
Hal Amen
Hal Amen is managing editor at Matador. His personal travel blog is WayWorded.
I love New Zealand so.
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A lovely collection of photos of our gorgeous country. New Zealand has such a diverse range of scenery with so much coastline, mountains, bush, lakes all lending themselves to plenty of adventure activities. And as someone commented the North and South Islands are very different but both beautiful. You can see more at http://www.holidays-in-newzealand.com.
vow wat a superb plce.
I love being a Kiwi. I was born and bred here. We New Zealanders are blessed, in spite of our pathetic government. I’ve been to nearly all of these places listed above. Why don’t y’all come and visit?
Hi Chris – how’s it going in Thames? We’ll have to meet up some time soon!! xx
Hi Chris. Nice pictures of a beautiful country.
Gosh Budgie you should stand for goverment
Wao. Beautiful. Such a blessed country.
The people ofnew-zeland you have beautiful country
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