New Zealand
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Dunedin
The modern, curved architecture of the building stands against a dramatic sky.
Two bronze lion statues on pedestals in a park set
Ngā Ūranga Station, looking towards Wellington
Coastal cycleway and breakwater, looking towards Wellington
Shags and seagulls on a wooden pier
South Canterbury Public Library in Timaru
A vintage tram travels down a tree-lined street
A child sits on a bronze sculpture in front of a h
A metallic hooded figure sitting on a pedestal.
Two vintage Citroëns parked in Akaroa
Preserved Lighthouse at Akaroa
A person walking along a beach with waves and dist
Seaward Kaikouras mountain range from Kaikoura
Rows of grapevines stretching across a field.
North Brother island and lighthouse
Oakura Community Hall
Prominent rock formation on the Makara coast
Coastal slope descending into a calm sea
Wellington and Oriental Bay Fountain
Wellington Harbour from Wrights Hill
Wellington Botanic Gardens - Main Entrance
A purple water lily on green lily pads.
Looking through the Wellington Cable Car
A cityscape with modern buildings and a large sphe
A modern sculpture with water features in an urban
A concrete slab with engraved text on a rocky shor
A cityscape with buildings and greenery overlookin
A single orange flower on a stem.
Autumn in the Wellington Botanic Gardens
Autumn in the Wellington Botanic Gardens
Cape Palliser Lighthouse
A sea lion swimming in clear water.
A rugged coastline with crashing waves against rocks
Two seals on the rocks
A rugged mountain peak with sparse vegetation
A "winding road" sign in front of a washout
A coastal road with a large washed out section
A rugged, layered rock formation with a narrow can
Auckland Sky Tower with Rainbow
A flowering plant with Auckland cityscape
Kārearea (New Zealand Falcon)
Hot air balloon floating above Pauatahanui Inlet
A hot air balloon over Mana Esplanade
Marlborough Sounds
Mt Taranaki from the air on the last flight of my trip home
Mitre Peak
I caught this chap creeping across the doorstep this morning, decoratively adorned with his tiny
Yesterday we stuffed ourselves on a dinner of barbecued venison and okonomiyake
Baa!
The cumulus have been visible all day, peeking over the top of the hills
Heather's surgery went well yesterday, and now she's back home to this gorgeous weather
More rural walking around WestWind today
Lichen is awesome
This is is the view looking southwest towards Wellington CBD from Heather's lovely hospital room
Electricity for health and fun
What a load those kiwis have to carry, sometimes
Every chance we get - which ends up being about once a year - we go down into the tunnels in
+Jun Yamog I was more interested in getting the old "Time Tunnel" kind of effect in there than
Rain on the neighbour's roof at sunset
This is what a 7.0 looks like
East vs West
Unfurling Frond
Once you go right through the main foyer of Wellington Hospital and out the back to this open area
Yay
Kite Surfer
You can't beat Wellington on a good day :-)
The Futurological Shack
Damn: had to open our last jar of Marmite
Here's one for +Guy Stalnaker :-)
I regularly see suggestions that playgrounds can't be both safe and fun together
Spring Colours in Hawkes Bay
Apparently, if you're a gannet, this little rock near Muriwai Beach is approximately heaven
Wind Wand in Wellington
Tried to go to the Mt
I had a spare hour between meetings this morning so spent some time wandering around Wellington
The Tui have been whistling crazily for a few weeks now, but today it really got extra busy and
Lovely day yesterday in Wellington, as I was arranging for things for my new premises for Morphoss
Some dry NZ humour, I think
This is Castlepoint Lighthouse, on a day when the weather seems to be blowing a different season
Looking for portal sites for Ingress and came across this cross of Iona which I'd never seen
From the shore in Whitireia Park
The shore in Whitireia Park
Towards the Harbour Entrance
Triumph Cheese, 1914
Old Tram
Cambridge War Memorial at dusk after a lovely afternoon with +Liz Quilty & family
Every 25 years or so I drive past Ohaaki Power Station and can actually take a photo of it
Of course NZ6 leaves from gate 8 and NZ8 leaves from gate 6
On the way home from Rotorua at the weekend we stopped at my favourite thermal area: Waimangu
Fractal Clouds
One tends to automatically assume that these carved figures outside the Te Rauparaha Arena are
One tends to automatically assume that these carved figures outside the Te Rauparaha Arena are
One tends to automatically assume that these carved figures outside the Te Rauparaha Arena are
Today we got rain
I think the world needs more of these
The Porirua War Memorial this evening, in the rain
Anyone know if any of these are edible
Anyone know if any of these are edible
Anyone know if any of these are edible
The twin to last night's shot - here's the Aotea Lagoon by day, after picking up Fraser from his
30 seconds at the lagoon
Boat Shed with Boats
Pauatahanui Inlet
Wellington
Golden mushrooms in this afternoon's sun
Good morning Wellington
I think this is one of my mostest favouritest trees in New Zealand
It was a wild & windy Wellington harbour this afternoon, going round the bays after picking my mum
The Lyall Bay Moai standing strong facing the storm damage eating into his area
Dusk from the lookout on the Paekakariki Hill Road
A Tuatara at Nga Manu Nature Sanctuary in Waikanae
I took this last night, crossing Auckland Harbour on the "Kea" ferry from Devonport
Enough sad Gnome posts: here's a photo of a cute babyanimal I took at the weekend :-)
The Hut
We're in Kaikoura for christmas this year
Boatsheds
Leaving Wellington, on a good day
Heading across to Devonport
Leaving Auckland
As Above, So Below
Under Petone Wharf
Sunset from Home
Huggable
Dusk at Home
You Can't Take It With You
Travelling in Style
Last day in Wellington
Wet Wellington
Castlepoint lighthouse and town, looking as spectacular as it so often does, for today's
Karori Cemetery in Wellington is a lovely suburban cemetery and one can spend quite some time
Mabel Island
Manawatu Gorge
Schoolhouse, Privy & Granary
Marlborough Sounds
East Road Garage
Pukekura Park
Taranaki
Wairarapa Times-Age
The Business Meeting
* Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial*
Kaikouras over Clarence
Paekakariki Beach & Kapiti Island
Frying Pan Lake
Castlepoint Lighthouse, New Zealand
Muriwai Coast
Mt Damper Falls
Takapuwahia Marae
We have a visitor from "back home"
I was at Ireland's "Internet Day 2016" today, which was a sad kind of event
Cover
Blowback
Kapiti from QEII Park
Rainforest
Karori Reservoir
New Leaves and Old
Twenty-eight years ago today
Whangaparoa Head
Roaring Billy with Haast River and Pebble Stacks
Gate with Lichen
Five Yachts
Private Property
Petals in a Drain for joinindaily theme "Yellow And Pink together
Mt Kahuranaki, late afternoon, late autumn
Shags
The New Neighbours
Farm Truck
After the Blaze
The Heartland Flyer
Sunset including "light beams" for joinindailyspecifics today
Cheetah accompanied by a zookeeper in the shop at the Wellington Zoo for joinindaily "It has spots"
A Place to Reflect
Portrait of a woman in a colorful shawl
Wine Bar Sparkler
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