Your New Zealand Photos

Waitangi Day

Photograph by Samuel Ackland, My Shot

I made this photo during the recent Waitangi Day dawn celebrations held atop Mount Maunganui in New Zealand. Waitangi Day is a special day to our country, when we remember the treaty that was signed between the native Maori and English people in 1840. The man pictured is the leader of the group that was partaking in the ceremony held at the top of the mountain.

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Sheep

Photograph by Daiga Buike, My Shot

New Zealand is known for its sheep, but still it was surprising to see so many in one place! And they are curious, they all came to look at us!

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Lake Tekapo

Photograph by Chris Gin, My Shot

Lupins at Lake Tekapo

Rainbow

Photograph by Kim Koning, My Shot

I was touring through the country of New Zealand, and this rainbow kept following me on my trip. We got onto the Forgotten World Highway and this shot presented itself. I knew I had to take this picture. The light, the shadows, and the colour contrasts were spectacular and riveting.

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Cape Reinga Lighthouse

Photograph by Amos Chapple, Your Shot

The Cape Reinga Lighthouse at the northern tip of New Zealand. The Cape is sacred to the Maori of New Zealand as the "leaping off point" for the souls of the recently deceased. The souls are said to travel back north towards Hawaiiki, the origin of the Maori people.

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Waikawau Bay

Photograph by Steve Burling, My Shot

Taken at Waikawau Bay, Coromandel, New Zealand. After a gorgeous drive up the coast, I was greeted with this scene. It kind of reminds me of the symmetrical paintings I did at primary school, where you painted one side then folded the paper in half. The weather always seems to provide unique opportunities up this end of New Zealand.

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Northernmost Point

Photograph by Cherie Tolliver, My Shot

This photo was taken near the northernmost point of New Zealand. The arrowhead-shaped surf marks the meeting of the Pacific Ocean from the east and the Tasman Sea from the west.

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Milford Sound

Photograph by Edwin Leeansyah, My Shot

Boat on the Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

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Pancake Rocks

Photograph by Cecil Sanders, My Shot

Punakaiki, West Coast, New Zealand. The Pancake Rocks are a major tourist attraction at Dolomite Point. The formation consists of heavily eroded limestone platelets stacked horizontally.

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Pukaki Lake Horses

Photograph by Jan Kimla, My Shot

Horses on the field close to Pukaki Lake in New Zealand

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Skier

Photograph by Liam Doran, My Shot

This was taken in the late afternoon in New Zealand's Southern Alps. I love the way the light on the snow and the shape of the slope combine to make the skier look as though he is skiing on the face of the moon.

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Fur Seals

Photograph by Alex NG, My Shot

The fur seals were resting in their colony at Kaikoura, New Zealand. They're sunbathing during the sunset at about 4:45 p.m., sleeping peacefully even with many tourists around.

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Milford Sound

Photograph by Guillaume Madelin, My Shot

Milford Sound in the Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand

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Kahurangi National Park Cave

Photograph by Daniel Camoyan Seaquist, My Shot

I took this picture in New Zealand, inside a cave in Kahurangi National Park.

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Fern

Photograph by Daiga Buike, My Shot

Ferns are a New Zealand symbol. We found them almost everywhere.

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Mana Island Ocean Swim

Photograph by Krystle Wright, My Shot

The Mana Island Ocean Swim attracts entrants from Australia and New Zealand, as well as Fijian locals from surrounding islands. The event continues to gain momentum as participants tackle either the 500-meter, 1-kilometer, or the main feature race of 3 kilometers. Fiji provides an incredible location for ocean swimming due to its tropical blue waters and colorful reefs filled with an abundance of marine life.

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Gannets

Photograph by Jia Hu, My Shot

Muriwai Beach, 42 kilometers northwest of Auckland City, has a large colony of gannets. This beauty just flies over the colony.

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Cyclist in Timaru

Photograph by Marten Blumen, My Shot

A cyclist passes by a religious structure in the South Island town of Timaru.

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Glacier

Photograph by Paula McManus, My Shot

While on holiday in New Zealand earlier this year, I was lucky enough to do a four-hour glacier/ice cave walk. The weather was perfect and the experience was overwhelming!

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Flower

Photograph by Stuart Kurth, My Shot

While on a rock-climbing trip in deep Waikato, New Zealand, I happened upon this perfectly frozen flower waiting to open. A symbol of patience, hope, and the tenacity of life.

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Moss

Photograph by Chris McKay, My Shot

An example of nature's wonderful array of life and how one form of life provides the necessary breeding ground for another form. The damp areas of the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand and its high rain volume mix to provide a great breeding ground for many varieties of moss to grow. Here a moss takes a branch as a great host, providing an opportunity for my '"Life on a Limb" shot.

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Waterfall

Photograph by Ryan McQueen, My Shot

Waterfall at Fjordland, New Zealand

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Mount Tongariro

Photograph by Roger Twiname, My Shot

A group of trampers makes their way across the crater rim of Mount Tongariro, heading toward the volcanic Mount Ngarahoe in New Zealand's volcanic plateau, Tongariro National Park.

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Lake Wanaka

Photograph by Anthony Rae, My Shot

An early, post-sunrise shot of Lake Wanaka, Queenstown, New Zealand. This tree is growing in the lake and casts a reflection on the still, clear waters.

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Mount Aspiring National Park

Photograph by Virginia Shannon, My Shot

A night of heavy rain and fog in Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand, gave way to the sun slowly but surely. As the light spread through the valley it created this dramatic, illuminating effect that I couldn't resist taking my camera out for.

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Fox Glacier

Photograph by Sandra Anderson, My Shot

View at the top of Fox Glacier, on the South Island of New Zealand, from a helicopter

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Near Arthur's Pass

Photograph by Sara Beach, Your Shot

My partner took this photo on the last misty day of the Three Passes tramp near Arthur's Pass, South Island, New Zealand. I love the tranquility and enchantment the photo promotes. Reminds me of the New Zealand landscape out of Lord of the Rings.

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Above Makara Beach

Photograph by Lora Johnson, My Shot

The timing was right for this photo, taken from a trail above Makara Beach, as our last day on New Zealand's North Island came to an end. We were falling in love with each other and this beautiful country. A distant South Island floated on the horizon, filling my heart with curious wonder of the adventures to come on the other side of the Cook Strait.

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North Island Pools

Photograph by Hadar Israeli, My Shot

Considered to be the best day walk on the North Island, this walk is famous mostly for these three pools with a very special color.

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Lake Tekapo

Photograph by Thomas Young, My Shot

Lake Tekapo is located on New Zealand's South Island. The water is a unique turquoise color and feeds into the lake from the Southern Alps. The dawn light cast dramatic shadows on the partially submerged rocks.

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Sky Above Lake Tekapo

Photograph by Mauro Caresta, My Shot

The low light pollution of Lake Tekapo allows a clear image of the Milky Way above the pretty Church of the Good Shepherd. Visible at the top is the Southern Cross.

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Deep Cove

Photograph by Thomas Young, My Shot

An unexpected overnight snowfall in November created this fairy tale scene. Deep Cove is the gateway to Doubtful Sound, the second largest fjord of New Zealand's South Island.

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Queenstown Lake

Photograph by Berkley Bedell, My Shot

While on a hike through a wildlife park in Queenstown, New Zealand, we came across this lake. It was such a perfect scene.

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Fly-Fishing on the Whitestone River

Photograph by Megan Delehanty, My Shot

Sometimes you have to be careful not to step on the birds and their eggs while fly-fishing in New Zealand. This was on the Whitestone. I let my friends go ahead as I photographed them carefully making their way upriver.

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Racehorses

Photograph by Chris Gill, My Shot

I spent quite a bit of time around racehorses in Cambridge, New Zealand, because my mother's husband breeds them. They are amazing animals but definitely not your typical horse you see grazing in a pasture. It's like they've just ingested about 80 cups of espresso each morning. Wired is a good description!

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Christchurch Cathedral

Photograph by Pooria Koleyni, My Shot

Christchurch Cathedral, located in the heart of Christchurch, New Zealand, is an Anglican cathedral, a historic landmark, and a national treasure.

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