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Pukaki Lake
Peter's lookout
by Yoal Desurmont

We spent a few days roaming around Mt. Cook/Aoraki National Park. This road is one of the most photographed place in New Zealand. It’s along the lake Pukaki, heading to the great Mt. Cook/Aoraki. I was just speechless, contemplating this beautiful landscape surrounding me.

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Aoraki, NZ
Aoraki National Park, New Zealand
by StarCitizen

Aoraki National Park, New Zealand

Kaikoura, NZ
Kaikoura, NZ
by StarCitizen

East Coast, New Zealand

Lake Pukaki
Lake Pukaki
by Kamil Ghais

Unofficially the biggest penis in the southern hemisphere.

Mount Cook
Mount Cook
by StarCitizen

Aoraki Mt.Cook National Park, New Zealand

Beam me up
Peter's lookout

Mount Cook, New Zealand

This is the classic view of Mount Cook from Peter's Lookout about 30km from the national park. On this morning, I was hoping...

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Good Shepherd Sunrise
Church of the Good Shepherd

Nikon D810 - Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 DG HSM II

We stayed at Tekapo one night because of a good chance to see the Aurora Borealis but no dice on that...

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Shag Rock
Rapanui / Shag Rock

Nikon D810 - AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Lee Big Stopper

Shag Rock also known as Rapanui Rock crumbled in the February 2011 Christchurch...

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Early Easter Egg
Kaikoura

Kaikoura, New Zealand

So we are on a road trip again, and this photo was from our first night of the trip in Kaikoura ( surprisingly not a place...

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Hooked on ice
Hooker Lake

Hooker Lake Aoraki National Park, New Zealand

I took one visit to Hooker lake during our time in New Zealand - Marianne also did one and...

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Mt Blackburn
Mt Blackburn

Nikon D810 - AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

Drone video shot at this location vimeo.com/259842087

After several days of low cloud blocking...

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Lindis Pass
Lindis Pass

Nikon D810 - AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

This was my favourite part of our leg driving from Tekapo to Wanaka, amazing winding roads...

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Church of the Good Shepherd at Dawn
Church of the Good Shepherd
by Yi Jiang

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 church at Burkes Pass, St Patrick's built in 1872 was the first church built by pioneers as a joint community effort, by Anglicans Presbyterian and Catholic settlers.

We did not get chance to watch star sky at this location because of cloudy day. It is one of the biggest pities in this trip.

Mount Cook, NZ
Mount Cook from Alpine Tarn
by StarCitizen

Aoraki National Park, New Zealand

Aoraki, NZ
Aoraki National Park, NZ
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Aoraki National Park, New Zealand

Aoraki, NZ
Aoraki National Park, NZ
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Aoraki National Park, New Zealand

Aoraki National Park, New Zealand
Aoraki National Park, New Zealand
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Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand

Hooker Valley, NZ
Hooker Valley, NZ
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Mt.Cook Aoraki National Park, New Zealand

Wetlands
Wetlands
by Yi Jiang

Near Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

Winding to Aoraki
Peter's lookout

The SH80 to Mt Cook as seen from Peter's lookout is definitely one the iconic images from New Zealand ; best taken with a long focal length. ...

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Church of the Good Shepherd
Church of the Good Shepherd

Nikon D810 - AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

I didn't expect this location in Tekapo to have the amount of visitors walking about and it...

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Tasman Lake
Mt Chudleigh

Nikon D810 - Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 DG HSM II

Drone video shot at this location vimeo.com/259842087

At Tasman Lake we had a break in the sky after...

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Rapanui / Shag Rock
Rapanui / Shag Rock

Nikon D810 - AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Lee Big Stopper

Shot on our first day in Christchurch with our two week journey ahead of us.

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Lake Ruataniwha
Lake Ruataniwha

Amazing autumn colours and reflections on this man-made lake just out of Twizel on the boundary between Canterbury and Central Otago.

As well as...

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Pure Heron
Lake Heron

Lake Heron New Zealand

This was taken from the south shore of Lake Heron looking north at dawn. A beautifully clear and crisp end to our 2 days...

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Bridge Two
Hooker Bluff Suspention Bridge

Nikon D810 - Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 DG HSM II

Trent pondering the landscape at bridge two on the Hooker Valley Track. On our last night in Mt Cook...

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Swing Bridge
Hooker Valley

Le pont Swing fait partie du Hooker valley track, un sentier extrêmement bien balisé qui permet de s'approcher relativement près du mont Cook

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Ohau Road
SH80 to Mt Cook Village

SH80 to Mt Cook Village

Over the next little while, I'll be uploading verticals! I've ridden the explore bandwagon for the last year and a bit and...

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Mount Cook from Hooker river
Mount Cook from Hooker river
by StarCitizen

Mt.Cook Aoraki National Park, New Zealand

The Bridge to Hanmer Springs
The Bridge to Hanmer Springs
by David Hamments

.... NZ's South Island thermal paradise!

Kaikoura, NZ
Kaikoura, NZ
by StarCitizen

East Coast, New Zealand

Hooker Glacier and Lake, New Zealand
Aoraki National Park, NZ
by StarCitizen

South Island, New Zealand

Middle-earth
Middle-earth
by StarCitizen

Aoraki Mt.Cook National Park, New Zealand

Land of the Rings
Land of the Rings
by Michael

Spectacular view south from the Sealy Tarns in Mount Cook National Park.

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Kaikoura Coastal Track Pano
Kaikoura Coastal Track Pano
by David Hamments

Mountains on one side and the sea on the other.... one of the best walks in the South Island

Hooker River and Aoraki / Mount Cook
Mount Cook from Hooker river

It's not surprising that the Hooker Valley Track is the most popular short walking track within the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand. ...

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Blue Hour at Tasman Lake
Mt Chudleigh

Nikon D810 - Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 DG HSM II

Drone video shot at this location vimeo.com/259842087

Our first visit to Tasman Lake there were...

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Frozen Tufts
Ashburton Streams

Ashburton Lakes New Zealand

On our first night based at Lake Heron Station, there was snow down to 500m . The station and its surrounds are at 700m...

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Mt Cook Village
Mt Cook Village

Nikon D810 - Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 DG HSM II

After two days of clear weather in our stay in Mount Cook Village the bad weather building up on the...

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The Devil in the detail
Devil's Punchbowl Falls

Devil's Punchbowl Falls New Zealand

This famous small branch in front of a roaring waterfall has become somewhat of a celebrity at Arthurs Pass!

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Complimentary
South Kaikoura

South Kaikoura

I'm not huge on colour wheel theory but here's a complimentary scheme, For those in Adelaide, I'll be talking at the Blackwood camera...

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Canterbury!
Most notably StarCitizen, David Hamments and Yi Jiang.