...the water of New Zealand [nothing but]

[Daniel Kalal]

 
Aukland Harbour, New Zealand

 
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

 
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

 
Buller River, New Zealand

 
Clutha River, New Zealand

 
Grove Arm, New Zealand

 
Grove Arm, New Zealand

 
Lake Gunn, New Zealand

 
Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

 
Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

 
Hawea Lake, New Zealand

 
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

 
Hokianga Harbour, New Zealand

 
Hokianga Harbour, New Zealand

 
Karamea River, New Zealand

 
Karamea Beach, New Zealand

 
Lewis River, New Zealand

 
Makau River, New Zealand

 
Mikonui River, New Zealand

 
Mohaka River, New Zealand

 
Molyneux Bay, New Zealand

 
Pancake Rocks, New Zealand

 
Papatea Bay, New Zealand

 
Picton Harbour, New Zealand

 
Picton Harbour, New Zealand

 
Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand

 
Rangitikei River, New Zealand

 
Rangitikei River, New Zealand

 
Rokaia River, New Zealand

 
Rotorua Lake, New Zealand

 
South Taranaki Bight, New Zealand

 
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

 
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

 
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

 
Tasman Sea, New Zealand

 
Tasman Sea, New Zealand

 
Tasman Sea, New Zealand

 
Tasman Sea, New Zealand

 
Taupo Lake, New Zealand

 
Lake Taupo, New Zealand

 
Tekapo Lake, New Zealand

 
Te Waewae Bay, New Zealand

 
Te Anau Lake, New Zealand

 
Waimakariri River, New Zealand

 
Waipiro Bay, New Zealand

 
Waitemata Harbour, New Zealand

 
Wakatipu Lake, New Zealand

 
Wanaka Lake, New Zealand

 
Wanaka Lake, New Zealand

 
Whangapaua Harbour, New Zealand

[oldbike54]

 Also lovely 

 Dusty

[Gliderjohn]

Beautiful area.
GliderJohn

[Muzz]

OH no. Our secret is out!

Beautiful shots. Always nice to see it through someone else's eyes.

If you come again Daniel you will have to find the time to get to Golden Bay, right at the top of the South Island. 56kms  from Motueka and you have to go over a 25km hill to get there but it is a slice of Paradise. A Dutch guy I convinced to call in on his trip around NZ said it was the highlight of his trip.

[malik]

Especially as the area around Nelson seems to hog the South Island's sunshine.

By the way, Jeroen and his V50 NATO turned up at the Ragged Fringe last weekend -  he's back in Sydney, apparently found a female interest. Happens to the best of us.

Thanks, Daniel, for the scenic reminders. A magic place.

[Waterbottle]

Certainly a magical place, and some interesting characters there too  Hi Muzz 

[kingoffleece]

Wow.  How very lovely.

[Rhodan]

Those are beautiful pictures of a beautiful country.  We haven't gotten to the South island yet and we've obviously been missing a lot.

[Kiwi_Roy]

   
Rangitikei River, New Zealand

Half a mile, not even from our family home
 

[Daniel Kalal]

Half a mile--not even--from our family home

Then, you'll be well-aquainted with this interesting bridge:

[Muzz]

Those are beautiful pictures of a beautiful country.  We haven't gotten to the South island yet and we've obviously been missing a lot.

I may be biased but I think the South Island beats the North Island overall.  I usually recommend a two to one ratio when visiting NZ and those I have talked to seem to agree.

Roy may disagree of course.

[Daniel Kalal]

I may be biased, but...

If you're an outsider (as I was) it can be fun to engage one of the locals about their views of the opposite island.  It isn't just which is the more attractive, but, you'll hear some things about the sorts of people that live on the other island.

Of course, the real case is that both islands are beautiful and the people who live there are wonderful no matter which island you're on.  If you can only visit one, just flip a coin--either is worthwhile.  Actually, if the choice is to rush about in order to visit both islands versus taking your time to visit just one, I'd go for the slower trip and the coin-flip.

[twowheeladdict]

Were you on Holiday, or working for the New Zealand bureau of tourism? Great photos.

[Rhodan]

I may be biased but I think the South Island beats the North Island overall.  I usually recommend a two to one ratio when visiting NZ and those I have talked to seem to agree.

Roy may disagree of course.

We've got friends currently on the North Island so that's where we headed; thoroughly enjoyed it.  They lived in the Hamilton area originally but they're in the Coromandel now.  We've had a couple good visits poking all over the North Island and plan to head South next time we're there.

[Muzz]

I personally love the route down the West Coast of the South Island and through the Haast Pass. Very rugged and scenic. Fantastic on a bike.