New Zealand

Devonport, Waitemata Harbour and Auckland Skyline from Mount Victoria

View from Mount Victoria towards Rangitoto Island and Auckland North Shore. Rangitoto is the most recent of the ca. 50 volcanoes of Auckland volcanic field . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangitoto_Island www.gns.cri.nz/Home/Learning/Science-Topics/Volcanoes/New-Zealand-Volcanoes/Volcano-Geology-and-Hazards/Auckland-Volcanic-Field-Geology EXIF: 1/125 • f/11.0 • 38.0 mm • ISO 100/ Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL/ 70.0-200.0 mm - Panorama stitched from 12 verticals

View from Mount Victoria over Devonport, Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, Auckland Harbour Bridge and North Shore EXIF: 1/125 • f/11.0 • 38.0 mm • ISO 100/ Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL/ 18.0-200.0 mm - Panorama stitched from 14 verticals

The red wrought iron fence at Auckland's Queen's Wharf was built between 1913-23. www.poal.co.nz/about-us/Documents/POAL%20Red%20Fence%20Heritage%20Walk.pdf HFF everybody! Stay tuned for news about the future of Ipernity! Survey results here: www.ipernity.com/group/2260604/discuss/186528

America's Cup Yacht in Waitemata Harbour

Coromandel west coast looking north- solitary Pohutukawa on sheep pastures

8 km along 309 road a walking track leads to the most accessible and mature kauri stand on Coromandel peninsula. Kauri (agathis australis) grow very slowly and very straight, shedding their lower branches as they grow and were therefore very popular for building. There are only a few pockets of mature Kauri left, mostly in Northland and Coromandel, which are now protected. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathis_australis

After the start at Fletcher Bay Coromandel Walkway crosses sheep pastures with views over Hauraki Gulf towards Square Top Island and Great Barrier Island

Coromandel Walkway is a walking track round the northernmost tip of the Coromandel peninsula between Fletcher Bay and Stony Bay. Road access to both bays is by narrow unsealed roads that often are in a bad state -as is the walkway, currently partially closed due to landslides. HFF!

A small rocky Bay on Coromandel Walkway. Main photo looking west to Great Barrier Island, PiP looking east towards Stony Bay.

NW coast of Coromandel Peninsula

Hot Water Beach on the eastern Coromandel coast gets its name from underground hot springs. Around low tide visitors can dig their own hot pool in the sand. Walking just a bit along the beach one can easily escape the crowds.

Cathedral Cove lies on the east coast of Coromandel peninsula and is part of Te Whanganui-A-Hei Marine Reserve . The whitish rocks consist of 8 million years old rhyolitic ignimbrite.

View over Tairua estuary with the extinct volcano of Mount Paku to the left and Pauanui on the opposite side of the river- see inset photos! Blick über die Mündung des Tairua River mit dem erloschenen Vulkan Mount Paku links und Pauanui auf der gegenüberliegenden Flussseite (siehe PiPs). Panorama stitched from 18 verticals EXIF: 1/160, f/8.0, 41.0 mm, ISO 100, Canon EOS 40D, Tamron 17-50mm/ 2,8 Link to large size: www.ipernity.com/doc/523247/44980910/sizes/o

Coromandel east coast- looking over the estuary at Tairua towards Pauanui

Trike at a Paeroa filling station

In an old kiwi fruit sorting shed- the once translucent walls are covered by dirt and lichen.

Ōhinemutu is a village of the Ngāti Whakaue tribe on the shores of Lake Rotorua and preceded the town of Rotorua of which it is now a suburb. Ōhinemutu is also a thermal area and it can happen that people wake up to a new thermal feature in their backyard;-) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohinemutu