Archive for the ‘ New Zealand ’ Category

Lake Pukaki

Lake Pukaki – New Zealand / 2009 Lake Pukaki is the largest of three roughly parallel alpine lakes running north-south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand‘s South Island. The others are Lakes Tekapo and Ohau. All three lakes were created when the terminal moraines of receding glaciers blocked their respective valleys, forming moraine-dammed lakes. The glacial feed to [ READ MORE ]

Milford Track

Milford Track – New Zealand – 2009 History The native Maori people used the Milford Track for gathering and transporting valuable greenstone. There are many Maori legends about the track and the native species found in it. Donald Sutherland and John Mackay were the first European explorers to see what are now known as Mackay Falls and Sutherland [ READ MORE ]

Milford Road

Milford Road – New Zealand – 2005 State Highway 94 is a New Zealand State Highway connecting the large Southland town of Gore with one of New Zealand’s most popular destinations Milford Sound. It also passes the significant townships of Lumsden and Te Anau as well going through the Homer Tunnel (in this area it [ READ MORE ]

Raglan Beach

Raglan Beach – New Zealand – 2004 Raglan is a small beachside town located 48km west of Hamilton, New Zealand on State Highway 23. According to the 2006 New Zealand Census the population of Raglan was 2,637. [1] Raglan is associated with Whaingaroa Harbour (also known as Raglan Harbour) on the west coast of the [ READ MORE ]

Kaikora

Kaikora – New Zealand – 2005 Kaikoura is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 180 km north of Christchurch. Kaikoura became the first local authority to reach the Green Globe tourism certification standard.[1] According to the 2006 census, the permanent resident [ READ MORE ]

Cromwell

Cromwell - New Zealand – 2005 Cromwell is a town in Central Otago in the Otago region of New Zealand. It is situated between State Highway 6 (linking to Wanaka, 50 km north, and Queenstown, 60 km west) and State Highway 8 leading to the Lindis Pass, 75 km northeast, and Alexandra, 33 km south. The [ READ MORE ]

Christchurch

Christchurch – New Zealand – 2004 Christchurch (Māori: Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country’s second-largest urban area. It is midway down the South Island’s east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of Christchurch. The city was named [ READ MORE ]

Cape Campbell Lighthouse

Cape Campbell Lighthouse – New Zealand – 2004 Cape Campbell Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Campbell in the Marlborough region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The original lighthouse at this site was first lit on August 1, 1870. However, this lighthouse was constructed [ READ MORE ]

Auckland

Auckland – New Zealand – 2007 The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with over 1.3 million residents, 31 percent of the country’s population.[2] Demographic trends indicate that it will continue to grow faster than the rest [ READ MORE ]

Fox Glacier

Fox Glacier – New Zealand – 2007 The Fox Glacier (Te Moeka o Tuawe in Māori)[1] is a 12 km long glacier located in Westland National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand‘s South Island.[2] It was named in 1872 after a visit by the then Prime Minister of New Zealand, Sir William Fox. [ READ MORE ]

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