Scenes on North Island we saw in our travels:
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Bay of Islands
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Bridal Veil Falls
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Bridal Veil Falls
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Lake Tanewara overlooked by Mt Tanewara volcano
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Sheep!
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Raglan Bay
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Huga Falls
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Russell Jetty
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Russell
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Russell Church
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Former Russell Police House
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Waitangi meeting house
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Kauri tree
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A Scallop fossil in Waitomi cave
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Scenes
on South Island we saw on our travels:
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A mirror pool
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A mirror Pool
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Skipper's Canyon, Queenstown
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Skipper's Canyon, Queenstown
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Bridge over Skipper's Canyon
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Sutherland Falls
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Milford Sound:
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Bowen Falls
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Mitre Peak
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Geothermal Activity:
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Te Puia Geyser & Lake Rotoroa
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Geothermal pool, Waitopa
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Champagne Pool, Waitopa
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Waikite Hot Spring
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Hot mud pool with bubbling volcanic gases
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Geothermal power station
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Indigenous species we saw:
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Fiordland Crested Penguins
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Blue Penguin under water
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Kea
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Tui
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Spurwinged Plover
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NZ Christmas Tree
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Some activities we took part in:
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Hors Riding
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Jet boating through Skippers Canyon
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Panning for gold
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Seeing sheepshearing
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Sailing on a vintage steamship
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Punting down the river
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Visiting a winery
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Enjoying a Christmas concert in the park
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