[Justine+Ben]

What amazing photos everyone! It is really encouraging and inspiring to see how beautiful New Zealand is when you are in the initial stages of applying for PR and moving there :nice1 or when, as in my case, you've never even been to NZ!

I will certainly contribute my own photos once (or if) I eventually get out there! Keep them coming :D

[Croft]

Yes, great thread (and great photo's StevieD!!)

Some more to get on with.

Mt Maunganui in the middle of winter (well, June anyway).

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Sunset over Christchurch Harbour

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Skiing at Mt Hutt, looking out over the Canterbury plains.

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[Leccy-Lee]

Awesome pics, i must go take some more.. Hmm but what of? Photo requests in Wellington Area anyone? :)

[Wahlet]

Lee - some places I'd like to "see" :)
-Views of Cuba Street area (shops etc)
-The coastline south of Welly
-Back roads near Welly
-People :)

-David

[Croft]

Wellington?

The Beehive...

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Wellington from Mt Victoria.

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Some statue!

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[Leccy-Lee]

Cuba St and People? No problem, i shall throw the camera in the van this week and snap away whilst working around the city! ( i know i got jobs in Willis St, Cuba St, and The Terrace at least this week).

And Croft, you sure that shot of Welly is from Mt Vic? Seems way higher and further away than Mt Vic to me? Looks more like from the Wind Turbine? (Correct me if i am wrong, maybe i was on the wrong hill!)

Heres one i took from what i "think" is Mt Victoria?

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/real_rentaghost/DSCF2737.jpg

[IanW99]

Cuba St and People? No problem, i shall throw the camera in the van this week and snap away whilst working around the city! ( i know i got jobs in Willis St, Cuba St, and The Terrace at least this week).

And Croft, you sure that shot of Welly is from Mt Vic? Seems way higher and further away than Mt Vic to me? Looks more like from the Wind Turbine? (Correct me if i am wrong, maybe i was on the wrong hill!)

Heres one i took from what i "think" is Mt Victoria?



Yep, yours is Mount Victoria and I would agree that the photo from Croft is much more likely to be from the Wind Turbine at Brooklyn.

Ian

[Croft]

Yep, yours is Mount Victoria and I would agree that the photo from Croft is much more likely to be from the Wind Turbine at Brooklyn.

Ian

Yep it was - taken in 2001 and I couldn't recall - many thanks for clarifying my fadin gmemory!

[benandclare]

Been off tramping up the Poulter track and over Binser saddle in Arthurs Pass National Park over the weekend

Poulter River looking south

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh65/bendylegsben/PoulterRiver.jpg

Poulter River looking north

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh65/bendylegsben/Poulterriver2.jpg

Breakfast on the Saddle

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh65/bendylegsben/Breakfastonthesaddle.jpg

Early morning sun

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh65/bendylegsben/Binsersaddleforest.jpg

[jubjub]

Bored of waterfalls yet??

Here is Hunua Falls on Waitangi day, great little swimming hole, there were loads of folks in it today!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2179/2245606346_cd0bbb9af2.jpg

Glenbrook Vintage Steam Railway

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2163/2188850830_a061588238.jpg

View from One Tree Hill, Rangitoto in the distance

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1365/1292362654_29c1e77395.jpg

[wilson182]

Sumner Beach, Christchurch - Waitangi Day

Sumner Beach

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/wilson182/Dsci0208.jpg


Sumner Beach Splash Pool

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/wilson182/Dsci0210.jpg

[Hannah-NL]

What a horrible crowd of people!! (hehehe)

[Justine+Ben]

Anyone got any more nice photos of Auckland (or the Auckland area)?

We're moving there this coming summer (all being well) and I've never been! eeeeeeeeeek!! :uhoh

I'd love to see what the beaches, parks or downtown bits are like :)

Cheers

Justine

[Hannah-NL]

I have, but I cant seem to post them here :S

Anyone have a short tutorial on how to post photo's from Flickr in here?

[jubjub]

Hannah, go to flickr, and select the pic you want. Look to the right hand side of it, there is a view different sizes option.

go to that, and select medium (well thats what I used) and copy and paste the link underneath it, its something like www.farmstatic....... etc copy the link into the http box that pops up when you want to insert picture.

[Hannah-NL]

Ok I tried that before, but it didnt work, let's do it again
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2108/2208032620_8bb2eb1eff.jpg

[Hannah-NL]

Yep it worked, Thanks Sal!

Here's another one, one of my fav ones
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2306/2208032494_b909094f82_o.jpg

[Hannah-NL]

Okura Clifftop (Very nice bush.beach walk)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2234/2208032370_b83df63771_o.jpg

[Leccy-Lee]

Thats a rather large cloud over Auckland there :P

[StevieD]

That's all the pot smokers :laugh

[Hannah-NL]

Hey!@ I quit smoking years ago :P

[Hannah-NL]

How about Orewa Beach on a sunny day?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2304/2249890528_7dc8233da3.jpg

[The Hodges]

That's all the pot smokers :laugh

Nah, they're out west. That'll be the smog! ;)

[Leccy-Lee]

Can i request a piccy of Mission Bay please? (beach and theres a nice chip shop!)

I spent 10days in a youth hostel in Auckland, and quite frankly we didn't get up to much at all except for the day we walked all the way to Mission Bay! And enjoyed my first southern hemisphere fish+chips and sat on the beach.
That was the first day in NZ, when i really thought "now this is the life right here" !

[Hannah-NL]

Naah we needed some firewood so OH went into the woods and found this:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2351/2249557709_1784f7ae3c_o.jpg

Tane Mahuta, one of the giant Kauri trees

[Caroline and Dave]

Can i request a piccy of Mission Bay please? (beach and theres a nice chip shop!)


Hi Lee,
No chip shop but here's the beach on a busy summer day, Now if this was the UK you would not see the beach


http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q109/davros1nz/missionbay.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q109/davros1nz/missionbay2.jpg

Memories of the UK
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q109/davros1nz/newquay.jpg

[jubjub]

There may not be an actual chip shop at Mission bay, but there is a lovely ice cream shop and lots of cafes!

More Auckland ones went up Mt Eden today, shame it wasnt sunnier but never mind!

View from top of Mt Eden to CBD

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2217/2250879019_71e3a4d028.jpg

Mt Eden over to One Tree Hill, you can just see the obelisk in the distance!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2373/2250875889_991e582830.jpg

View over Newmarket, then over to Devonport (Hi Tia!) and then Rangitoto in the background

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2347/2251672310_01ef44868e.jpg

[Tia Maria]

Hi! (imagine waving hand smilie!)

Cheers

Tia

[mgbridges]

A couple of shots taken from the Skytower

[mgbridges]

A couple of other miscellaneous shots, the first of Rangitoto taken from Browns Bay beach on the North Shore. The second is a shot taken in Eden Gardens. The third is shot of Rangi taken from Mairangi Bay in October last year.

[shakyle2906]

These are all fab pics and i am gutted as i have tried numerous times to add a few i would like to share and cant...........any help anyone ??
Not that good with computers, only basics.........surprised myself i set my blog up!

Sharon
x

[mgbridges]

And now that I've figured out how to resize them (so they don't use up all our allowance) here are some from Mount Maunganui in January.

[shakyle2906]

Hope this works........... one of the beautiful beaches down near Mahia

Fab scenery or what!

[StevieD]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/bluekiwi100/IMG_0173.jpg

Sunset over Cambridge with Mount Pirongia in the distance.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/bluekiwi100/IMG_0236.jpg

Lake Taupo from Kinloch hills with Ruapehu in distance

[Steadybears]

What a lovely thread Lee - can anyone suggest a good book with various places and sites in NZ - I see where all these photos have been taken and try seaching for them in my atlas without any success. So please any advise on a good NZ book would be so appreciated.

Tks

[Leccy-Lee]

Thanks for the Mission bays pics :)

[twoplankskier]

Wow Guys! Just wanted to say great pics!! keep 'em coming!

[twoplankskier]

Steadybears,
We've got a couple that we really like. They're called Insight Guide New Zealand, and another one is Eyewitness Travel New Zealand.
Graham

[LesleyS]

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii109/1507stanton/DadsPictures643.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii109/1507stanton/DadsPictures632.jpg

Main beach at Napier

[LesleyS]

Hope this works guys never one a photo b4

[DMcG]

Just back from a week's break in Coromandel.

Here's a panorama of the whole harbour area : http://www.PhotoShare.co.nz/PhotoShareGallery1/101474/108706/pano21196_S.jpg

The original is much bigger and is online here (http://www.PhotoShare.co.nz/PhotoShareGallery1/101474/108706/pano21196.jpg)

Dougie

[Snappy]

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who's posted photos on this thread.
I've been back in the UK for a year now, after spending 18 months in NZ, and miss it dreadfully.
The photos keep me chipper and I can almost hear the cicadas in some of them!
Please keep them coming - to sad muppets like me, they're a lifeline!

ps - What cameras do you all have - I'm a keen photographer and would love to know what equipment you're all using.

[Croft]

What a lovely thread Lee - can anyone suggest a good book with various places and sites in NZ - I see where all these photos have been taken and try seaching for them in my atlas without any success. So please any advise on a good NZ book would be so appreciated.

Tks

Use http://maps.google.co.uk - that way you can switch to satelite imagery as well (many areas are hi-def now).

[DMcG]

ps - What cameras do you all have - I'm a keen photographer and would love to know what equipment you're all using.

Nikon D70, usually with the standard 18-70 lens.
Panoramas are created using Autostitch (http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html)

Dougie

[CJ22]

Awesome pano. I'm planning on doing many pano when I get there. Like this one I did in Majorca.

http://www.skeptical.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/photoarchive/mallorca07/panoramas/cala_brafi_01/Beach01.htm

Use the mouse to scroll around and you can zoom in and out.

[Croft]

A few days with no activity, so one more to bump this thread to the top.

Tongariro National Park

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Wai-o-tapu Thermal Wonderland

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[IanW99]

...
Wai-o-tapu Thermal Wonderland
...


Are you sure it looks more like Orakei Korako Geyserland (Hidden Valley)?

Ian

[pooria]

I already arrived
I do photography
you can check my web site
www.pouryapix.com

[Croft]

Are you sure it looks more like Orakei Korako Geyserland (Hidden Valley)?

Ian

Another wrong ID - took them several years ago and was trying to work out where they were from - you're probably right, just can't recall going there.

[Croft]

I already arrived
I do photography
you can check my web site
www.pouryapix.com

Incredible photographs. Thank you for posting the link.

[Pink Tracy]

Wow amazing pics, I have just sat and looked through them all and can't wait to move! I would certainly ne jealous if I did not know I was moving soon!

Keep them coming! Truely fantastic I am already compiling a hit list of where to go first. Thankyou to everyone who has taken the time so far.

[shakyle2906]

Today the Queen Victoria docked in Napier post for a few hours as part of the Art Deco weekend.

I have posted more details of the cruise liner on 'the lounge'.

She was absolutely stunning!!

Excuse the people walking past..........stuck in huge traffic jam and closest we could get as couldnt park the car as you would imagine!

Sharon

[StevieD]

Thanks for the pic Sharon, but for me they look like ugly floating hotels, not like classic ships, anyway.............

Went for a walk to Te Waihou walkway near Putaruru today, lovely walk, the river has crystal clear water and is stunning. Have popped a few little pics on for others to see... The Blue spring pours water out in to the river, and it is the main source of water for the town of Putaruru. It is so clear you can watch the trout lazily swimming around in the water.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/bluekiwi100/DSCF2526.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/bluekiwi100/DSCF2519.jpg

[Sam B]

I love that walk Steve - the water is so blue and clear.

[StevieD]

It is, been meaning to go for a while, today we finally managed it. The kids even managed to go for a swim near the road, it was bloomin' freezing and I only paddled in it!! But they didn't stay in long either to be fair.

[Sam B]

Apparently it's 11 degrees all year round

[StevieD]

yup i can vouch for that brrrrr

[benandclare]

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh65/bendylegsben/StAndrewscollege.jpg

St Andrews College Pipe band in Cathedral Square Christchurch 2/3/08

[jubjub]

Forgot about this thread...

heres a pic looking down on ohope Beach from Kohi Point as you can see it was a bit windy and wild at the time!


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2288900605_311714f34b.jpg

[oldest]

There are some fabulous photos here. Happy travels everyone and keep the photos coming!

[jubjub]

Botanic Gardens, Auckland.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2361/2317434773_aeefd21fc6.jpg

[Richard_in_DC]

Punakaiki
http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos1105/2/21/61/41/44/6/644416121205_0_ALB.jpg

Wanaka
http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos1105/2/50/43/23/2/1/102234350205_0_ALB.jpg

Avon River, Christchurch
http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos839/1/37/64/85/35/1/135856437105_0_ALB.jpg

[dilanium]

Hm, Those images aren't working for me Richard...

errr... nevermind, they are now! Beautiful!

[JandM]

They aren't for me, either, at the moment, but maybe I'll get luckier later like Liz did!

[shakyle2906]

Not working for me either sorry, just red crosses in boxes

Sharon
x

[benandclare]

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh65/bendylegsben/blokart.jpg

Gave this ago this afternoon , wicked fun and will be back for some more :clap :clap

[jubjub]

Oooh cool Ben, I would love a go on one of those!

[shakyle2906]

Looks great fun Ben, sure hubby would love a go of that!

Sharon

[benandclare]

Was set up through Clare's work with Eastcoast,

http://www.blokart.com/?gclid=CLa7pf3qgZICFRT2YAodfS8s6A

20 dollars each for 10 of us and 4 hours of fun fun fun:D :D

[Richard_in_DC]

I can't figure out why my photos display sometimes, and other times not. I just noticed I could right-click in the red X and choose to show the picture, and the photo reappears.

Queenstown Bowling Club
http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos1105/2/50/43/10/55/2/255104350205_0_ALB.jpg

Runoff near Mt. Cook
http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos1105/2/50/43/62/6/6/606624350205_0_ALB.jpg

The Chinese room of the Oamaru public gardens
http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos1105/2/50/33/78/55/6/655783350205_0_ALB.jpg

[Moorf]

I can't see any of yours Richard - just the titles - not even a little box with an x in it :no

[gina]

My OH is struggling now, he's thinking of giving up so Im gonna sit him in front of the computer tonight and let him trawl thro all these lovely pics. Hopefully it should get him back on track.

[Kerry and David]

Just read through all of this thread and loved the great pictures, it confirms to me why we are so determined to move to NZ - especially love the Lake Tekapo ones - we got married at the small stone church which is in one of the pics, it's stunning.

Look forward to taking some of our own pics when we are over in a few weeks time:clap

[Richard_in_DC]

Kerry and David, this one's for you.
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[Tia Maria]

Richard - you must be doing something different - I couldn't see any of your previous ones but I can see this one!

Cheers

Tia