[Moorf]

Where's the 'groan' emoticon?

:roll:laugh

[Beachcombers]

Lake Rotoiti - Nelson Lakes

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2899101671_4e27b2aa77.jpg

[Mrs Pony]

Lake Rotoiti - Nelson Lakes

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2899101671_4e27b2aa77.jpg


WOW! That is gorgeous! Nice shot!

[Kerry and David]

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Piha Beach
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Looking down to Piha Beach
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A busy day at Orewa Beach!

[Kerry and David]

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Waterfall on way to Upper Nihotupu Dam
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Upper Nihotupu Dam

[Mrs Pony]

Coming into Picton on the ferry:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/68/179569157_2fac40abf3_b.jpg

Gull on the wharf missing a foot
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/97/246857911_64639e992e_o.jpg

Vynfields in Martinborough:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/247096907_b06901edfa_b.jpg

Brandon & Mikey in the Botanic Gardens, Wellington:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/290034510_9793635bdd_b.jpg

[Mrs Pony]

Wellington at night, from up on the Fever Hospital hill in Newtown
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/87/247094164_cb6b9b632b_b.jpg

the quest to find the $1 pie was ended in Blenheim:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/56/181155697_e79ebe1f78.jpg

View from somewhere in Thorndon where Brandon lived:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/110/295047642_cba7e7cdd3_b.jpg

view from the room we had at Pencarrow in Queenstown:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2010/2347506617_978d9acb81_b.jpg

[Mrs Pony]

pretty easy to figure out
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2333/2348161943_ce233e7966_b.jpg

the road to Paradise in Glenorchy Lagoon:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2051/2349006104_2f7655be6d_b.jpg

me walking in Glenorchy:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2047/2348180779_3b9340bfae_b.jpg

Pencarrow in Queenstown:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2420/2347530783_62e85a18f1_b.jpg

[Leccy-Lee]

Awesome shots guys :nice1

[lockstock]

Glenorchy! That'e where one of Duke and Lenka's puppies has gone to live! Wow. That's going on my 'got to visit' list. Thanks for the gorgeous photos.

[Kerry and David]

Sorry folks pushed the wrong button and deleted my pics will try again in a mo
:o

[lockstock]

Sorry folks pushed the wrong button and deleted my pics will try again in a mo
:o


C'mon, c'mon...

Some of us are waiting...:D

[Kerry and David]

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Orewa Beach
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Our local beach at Red Beach

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Piha Beach

[Kerry and David]

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Tei Arai Point - it was really busy at the weekend :)

[CJ22]

We stopped at Red Beach today and had fsh and chps :)

We also stopped at Big Manly Beach, but didn't see any big men.

[peebles16]

We stopped at Red Beach today and had fsh and chps :)

We also stopped at Big Manly Beach, but didn't see any big men.

:laugh

Karenx

[Mrs Pony]

Glenorchy! That'e where one of Duke and Lenka's puppies has gone to live! Wow. That's going on my 'got to visit' list. Thanks for the gorgeous photos.

It was very pretty there... not much to do... but I could have looked around ALL day and would've been happy!

[Toonster]

Got back last week from an amazing 16 days in a campervan - will have a go and see if I can get some pics up...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1876336&l=533d4&id=579696100
Orewa Beach - our first campsite

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1876343&l=9b9a2&id=579696100
Sunrise over Orewa Beach

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1876346&l=f6082&id=579696100
Whangarei Falls

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1876349&l=836a4&id=579696100
Hundertwasser Toilets

EDIT: For some reason it won't link from Facebook. I've given the links, and will have to see if I can fix it over the weekend (lunch break finished now...)

[Flutterby]

OMG i'd totally forgotten about the toilets, i remember thinking my partner was a nutcase when he said he's taking me to see some toilets!

[castleclan]

Where abouts are those toilets?

[Toonster]

The Hunterdwasser toilets are at Kawakawa, which is about half an hour's drive north of Whangarei. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area (my friends think I'm mad for driving for 30 mins to see a set of public loos!)

[Toonster]

And I'm going to give another go at getting up a couple of piccies - these have been uploaded to my blog, so hopefully they will work...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_VcKFcOCrBOI/SPoIp8OJvbI/AAAAAAAAAEY/CUiG_BBZ8Wk/s1600-h/100_1517+26-9+Orewa+Beach.jpg
Orewa Beach at 6.30 ish in the morning

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VcKFcOCrBOI/SPoIqCjKY6I/AAAAAAAAAEg/HerBn2tOamQ/s1600-h/100_1508+23-9+Orewa+Beach.jpg
Late afternoon/early evening on the beach

EDIT - ok - why isn't it working? Both these and the Facebook ones I tried earlier are valid websites, but it won't show up... I've managed to get them uploaded as attachments, but don't understand why the web links won't appear in the main post? Help anyone? :confused:

[icemaiden]

I seem to recall these toilets were featured on Billy Connolly's World Tour of NZ. They're amazing.

[dilanium]

Our pics from the Victoria Esplanade, another walk by the Manawatu River and Kapiti Island are up!

Sorry the images are so big!!

http://gallery.me.com/rawsoncj

a preview:
http://gallery.me.com/rawsoncj/100164/IMG_3392/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/rawsoncj/100145/IMG_3151/web.jpg

http://gallery.me.com/rawsoncj/100156/IMG_3251/web.jpg

[martin/dee]

wow all those pictures are beautiful :D

[NikT]

Waipatiki beach north of Napier.
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State of the art ferry at Waipatiki beach.

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Nick.:cheers

[Mrs Pony]

love the horse picture!

[CJ22]

Here are a few from our recent road-trip of north North Island. Our route was Auckland -> Rotorou -> Taipo -> Napier -> Gisborne -> Whakatane -> Whitianga -> Coromandel Town -> Auckland.

The Waioeka Gorge, between Gisborne and Whakatane:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Dogbert22/NZ%20Trip%2001/WaioekaGorge.jpg

Somewhere in the bush in the Waikato Valley:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Dogbert22/NZ%20Trip%2001/WaikatoValley.jpg

Steam holes near the Waikato:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Dogbert22/NZ%20Trip%2001/WaikatoValleySteaming3.jpg

The Waikato River, just downstream of the Huka Falls:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Dogbert22/NZ%20Trip%2001/HukaRiver.jpg

[CJ22]

The Huka Falls, on the Waikato (the boat is station-keeping in the white-water):

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Dogbert22/NZ%20Trip%2001/HukaFalls.jpg

Devonport from the Sky Tower (the little boat on the left is the Devonport ferry):
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Dogbert22/NZ%20Trip%2001/DevonportFromTheSkyTower.jpg

The Driving Creek mine railway and pottery (it sounds barmy, but it's a work of genius):
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Dogbert22/NZ%20Trip%2001/DrivingCreekRailway01.jpg

Abandoned art at the Driving Creek pottery (there's loads of stuff just lying around or incorporated into walls. The effort!):
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Dogbert22/NZ%20Trip%2001/AbandonedArt.jpg

[CJ22]

Cathedral Cove, Whitianga (the perfect NZ beach):
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Dogbert22/NZ%20Trip%2001/CathedralCove01.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Dogbert22/NZ%20Trip%2001/CathedralCove02.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Dogbert22/NZ%20Trip%2001/CathedralCove03.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Dogbert22/NZ%20Trip%2001/CathedralCove04.jpg

[ellenmelon]

cathedral cove was in the recent narnia movie...its a beautiful spot alright!

[shakyle2906]

Those beach pics are fab - whereabouts are they ?

Sharon
x

[CJ22]

Which, mine? Cathedral Cove is near Whitianga, on the east coast of the Coromandel peninsula. If it were the UK, there'd be signs for miles around and somebody trying to charge you for tickets. Here there's not even a road!

[shakyle2906]

Which, mine? Cathedral Cove is near Whitianga, on the east coast of the Coromandel peninsula. If it were the UK, there'd be signs for miles around and somebody trying to charge you for tickets. Here there's not even a road!


Yes, they were your pics
They are fab
Bit far for us to get too on our travels in January though - never mind, something to think of for another time.

Sharon

[dylan]

Just spent the last I don't know how long catching up on this thread and all I can say is

WOW!!!!!!!:nice1

[Timbo]

The local council have just completed building a nice flash public toilet at Cathedral cove, and it incorporates a large one way window so that you can carry on enjoying the view.

[CJ22]

I had a look at that. It's not complete yet (still unmarked and locked up) and does not have one-way glass, just perpex (presumably they'll change that at the last minute). It has some sort of boat ramp underneath too. It's cute, made of wood to blend in, and tucked away behind some trees. Shouldn't make too much impact on the look of the beach.

[Moorf]

We took the earthquake kit stove out for a test run and threw some prawns on the barby at the Waimakariri Gorge for a Labour Day lunch...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c389/Moorf/labourdaybbqgorge.jpg

[wilson182]

Oooo Moorf you could have taken Emily - she had a really boring day with me doing the garden. LOL

[Moorf]

:D Yes she could have entertained the hounds so I could have had 10 mins to read! We spent the rest of the weekend in doing the garden (and staring at veggie patch) just love it...

[Beachcombers]

Enjoying the bank holiday sunshine!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/2978662715_4006321a73.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2979517190_16b9a913dc.jpg

[Leccy-Lee]

Aww bless

[Sam B]

what a button!

[shakyle2906]

she is gorgeous!

Sharon
x

[missy+mrmagoo]

Couldn't resist putting this one on
Whangarei Falls
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/2970876740_312a69a4f5.jpg
The bestest place to watch water falling!!:clap

[CJ22]

Ooh didn't know that was there. That's just up the road! Something to go see at the weekend..

[Toonster]

Wow! We didn't get down to the bottom of the falls, as hubbie had badly blistered his feet the previous day, and getting round the top was difficult enough! We missed a treat!

[Toonster]

right - going to try again on these:

1) The road out to the Otago peninsula (my husband had white knuckles as he drove it!)

2) Blossom on the Avon in Central Christchurch

[icemaiden]

Gorgeous picture of the Avon. I've just set it as the background on my computer!

[Toonster]

Thanks! :cool:

[Leccy-Lee]

My poor attempts of night pictures from Aucklands Skytower, bit tricky when camera is trying to focus through glass.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/real_rentaghost/sky1.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/real_rentaghost/sky2.jpg

[Croft]

I'd like to offer my thanks for everyone who posts their pictures of beautiful New Zealand on this thread. Sitting here at an internet terminal in the middle of a desert in Afghanistan it really is a boost for morale to see all that greenery.

Many thanks all.

[iain_s]

thank you i really enjoyed these pictures.

[CJ22]

The view from the office:

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/Dogbert22/NZ%20Trip%2001/SkyTower2.jpg

[benandclare]

Nice one CJ22 not far from The President Hotel then :nice1

[Leccy-Lee]

Nice Col, so you get to watch people jumping all day ;)

[CJ22]

The Sky Tower is weird - your brain edits the size to make it seem much smaller than it is, till you see some lunatic jump off it and realise how massive it is. I'm on the 18th floor, and my eye-line is horizontal with the horizon!

[tea drinker]

Whan I'm awake in the middle of the night I always turn to this thread...
thanks everyone :nice1

[Steve_B]

Bethells Beach

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h150/stv1x/IMG_4298.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h150/stv1x/IMG_4292.jpg

[Moorf]

Leaving the weather below us - driving the track through the Korowai Torlesse Tussocklands from Lake Lyndon to Lake Coleridge.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c389/Moorf/waybackfromcoleridgefrontcominginMe.jpg

[Moorf]

Helicopter flight over the salmon farm in channel off Lake Pukaki, near Lake Tekapo. SIL's kids asked if they dyed the water in NZ!

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c389/Moorf/DSCN2575.jpg

[StevieD]

I'd hate to see the bill for the dyes if they did!! :laugh

[peebles16]

Flipping heck Moorf that's a fab piccie :yes Now if I could just win the lotto could take me Mum for a heli ride next year ;)

Karenx

[allen_kalai]

These are incredible! Thank you.

I'm totally sold on the land in NZ, but can I see the shops, streets, houses, public bathrooms, restaurants......etc?

Anyone got any of those real life-less ideal fantasy pics?

;-)

[ant7jen]

Some urban shots would be cool to see as well. Favorite thread besides the house building threads. Keep them coming folks!

[dilanium]

These are incredible! Thank you.

I'm totally sold on the land in NZ, but can I see the shops, streets, houses, public bathrooms, restaurants......etc?

Anyone got any of those real life-less ideal fantasy pics?

;-)

For pics of Palmerston North See This album. (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2212899&l=10e31&id=23331275)

[CJ22]

It's not too hard to find urban shots on the net. If I remember I'll take and post some pics (once I get a decent net connection). We went to the Fort Takapuna sculture park exhibit today - it was great! There's a "let's do it" atitude here that's sadly missing in the UK.

[pinkpiggy]

Church Road Winery - view out the back

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/pinkpiggy66/JME%20NOV%2008/ChurchRdwinery.jpg

Church Road Winery - The Tom McDonald Cellar (function room)

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/pinkpiggy66/JME%20NOV%2008/ChurchRdwineryinsiderestaurant.jpg

View from the Flagstaff bridge towards Hamilton (2 mins from our house)
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/pinkpiggy66/JME%20NOV%2008/ViewfromFlagstaffBridgetowardHam.jpg

Railway crossing sign
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/pinkpiggy66/JME%20NOV%2008/RailwayCrossingsign.jpg

[pinkpiggy]

Huka Falls
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/pinkpiggy66/JME%20NOV%2008/HukaFalls1.jpg

Huka Jet at the foot of the Huka falls
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/pinkpiggy66/JME%20NOV%2008/hukajetatfootofhukafalls.jpg

Bridal Veil Falls
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/pinkpiggy66/JME%20NOV%2008/BridalVeilFalls.jpg

Bridal Veil Falls 2
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/pinkpiggy66/JME%20NOV%2008/BridalVeilFalls2.jpg

[Leccy-Lee]

Nice pics Paula :)

[shakyle2906]

Yeh PP they are great.
We ate at Church Road a few monthes ago and never went to explore outside - just one of those rare moments we had without the little one!

Sharon
x

[NikT]

That pic of Toms cellar at Church Road made me cringe!!

I've spent days in there repairing the damn lighting.:wah:exit

Nick.:cheers

[benandclare]

Ryton Station, Lake Coleridge

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh65/bendylegsben/1.jpg

Lake Coleridge
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh65/bendylegsben/2.jpg

How posh people drink tea whilst camping what what :D
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh65/bendylegsben/3.jpg

[DMcG]

A panorama of Rangitoto I was playing around with yesterday:
http://www.PhotoShare.co.nz/PhotoShareGallery1/101474/109042/Rangi2-reduced3701_S.jpg
It's 6 shots stitched together - taken last month from the office balcony in Takapuna :D

A bigger version is here (http://www.PhotoShare.co.nz/PhotoShareGallery1/101474/109042/Rangi2-reduced3701.jpg)

Dougie

[CJ22]

Fantastic shots Dougie. I love panoramics.