Tawhai Falls, Tongariro National Park

Tongariro National Park, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand The Tawhai Falls tumble over the edge of an ancient lava flow which erupted from Ruapehu many thousands of years ago. photo id: JAB_20151107_7DMII_5332

Tongariro National Park's Mt Ngauruhoe volcano at sunset

Tongariro National Park, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20151106_7DMII_5055-Edit-2

Taupiri Bay, Bay of Islands

Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20060220_20D_2143-Edit

Cathedral Cove

Hahei, Coromandel, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20100111_50D_5035-Edit

Waipunga Falls

Napier-Taupo Road, Waikato, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20170702_7DMII_9518-Edit

White Sand on Rarawa Beach

Top of the North, Northland, New Zealand Rarawa Beach; Northland photo id: JAB_20060216_20D_1802

Dune on 90 Mile Beach

Top of the North, Northland, New Zealand 90 Mile Beach; Northland photo id: JAB_20060216_20D_1905

Mt Taranaki from Mt Ruapehu at sunset

Tongariro National Park, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand This photo was taken from Mt Ruapehu in the Tongariro National Park, New Zealand at about 1500 metres above sea level. The mountain in the distance is Mt Taranaki approximately 150km away. photo id: JAB_20151107_7DMII_5415

Moon over Cable Bay

Doubtless Bay, Northland, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20060211_20D_1303

Tuapiri Bay

Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20060220_20D_2149

Sunset in the dunes at Ohiwa Beach

Ohiwa, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20070103_20D_5396-Edit

Islands off Coromandel coast

Coromandel Town, Coromandel, New Zealand Islands off Coromandel coast photo id: JAB_20100105_50D_4508

Otama Beach, Coromandel

Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand Another beautiful beach in the Coromandel. photo id: JAB_20100107_50D_4749-Edit

Mount Ngauruhoe

Tongariro National Park, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Mount Ngauruhoe is an active stratovolcano in the Tongariro volcanic complex on the Central Plateau of the North Island of New Zealand. It featured as Mount Doom in The Lord of the Rings movie. photo id: JAB_20100114_50D_5565

Cloud Reflections on Len Lye Centre

New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand The Len Lye Centre is an art gallery and museum in New Plymouth. This photo shows a detail of the building with clouds reflected in the mirror-like panels that make up the building's external walls. photo id: JAB_20150912_7DMII_3045

Farm and Mount Taranaki

Omata, Taranaki, New Zealand Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, is the centre of attention of the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the most symmetrical volcanic cones in the world. It is located in a national park with intensively-farmed dairy pasture reaching right up to the mostly-circular park boundary. photo id: JAB_20150912_7DMII_3081-Pano

Snow Capped Mount Taranaki

Tataraimaka, Taranaki, New Zealand Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, is the centre of attention of the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the most symmetrical volcanic cones in the world. photo id: JAB_20150912_7DMII_3090

Cliffs at Waverley Beach

Waverley, Taranaki, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20150913_7DMII_3160

Sunset at Palliser Bay

Cape Palliser, Wellington, New Zealand Light glinting on the rocky beach under a glowing low ceiling of cloud. photo id: JAB_20171021_7DMII_0076-HDR

Palliser Bay Coastline

Cape Palliser, Wellington, New Zealand Luminous sunset with complementing orange and blue coloured sky. And the wave breaking right on the glowing rock is an extra bonus. photo id: JAB_20171021_7DMII_0135

Pointy Rocks at Cape Palliser

Cape Palliser, Wairarapa, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20171022_7DMII_0406

Walking on the moon towards Mt. Ngauruhoe

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand Taken while walking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, the landscape between the south and red craters of Mt. Tongariro felt very moon-like. photo id: JAB_20171216_7DMII_0558

Crater Rim towards Mt. Ngauruhoe

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand Taken while walking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. The tiny people in the foreground put the enormousness of the crater and Mt. Doom into perspective. photo id: JAB_20171216_7DMII_0594-2

Admiring the view

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand The Emerald Lakes on Mt. Tongariro photo id: JAB_20171216_7DMII_0609

Posing on Mt. Tongariro

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20171216_7DMII_0613

Walking down to the Emerald Lakes on Mt. Tongariro

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand Striking vivid colours amongst the barren rock landscape in quite a popular destination. Over 100,000 visitors a year walk the Tongariro Alpine Crossing which includes the descend on a volcanic rock scree track to the vivid Emerald Lakes, known as Ngarotopounamu (greenstone-hued lakes). photo id: JAB_20171216_7DMII_0619-Pano

Tongariro Alpine Crossing

Tongariro National Park, Waikato, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20171216_7DMII_0641

Evening rain at the Skotel Alpine Resort

Tongariro National Park, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20171217_7DMII_0653