Punakaiki

A small village on the West Coast of the South Island, home to the Paparoa Park Visitor Center and Dolomite Point (directly opposite), the entrance to the Pancake Rocks.

Purakaunui Falls

Beautiful Purakaunui Falls: The 22m falls are located on the Tautuku River in Catlins Conservation Park and are often described as the most spectacular in the region. The walk to the falls is very pleasant, passing through a variety of forests and shrub types such as huge tree fuchsia, stands of olearia, and podocarp forests.…

Rainbow Road – Part 2 -Lake Tennyson – Hanmer Springs

This post carries on from Part One (Rainbow Road), there was just too much to see and too many photo opportunities for one post!

Cannibal Bay – Catlins

Another beautiful beach in the Catlins – Cannibal Bay

Dunedin’s Street Art

Here is a taste of some of Dunedin’s amazing street art – There are 25 different sites featuring artists from around the world.

Shanty Town – near Greymouth

We had been to Shanty Town years ago and on a recent trip to the West Coast, we wondered if it was worth another look – it certainly was.

Brighton Storm

We were just heading home along the coast road when we saw a big storm heading our way, so we rushed home, I grabbed my camera and got some photos.

McKee Reserve and Mapua

McKee Memorial Scenic Reserve occupies an area of coastal land at the northern end of Ruby Bay. The reserve is approximately 1 km north of Ruby Bay township. A nice camping and picnic area with great view across the bay to Nelson.

Mt John Observatory

Mt John Observatory – For amazing views of the Mckenzie country and a very interesting place to visit.

HIGGINS HERITAGE PARK

While staying in Motueka for a few days we were exploring the surrounding area and stumbled on Higgins Heritage Park, might be interesting we thought! And it was – for $5 you can wander around this large complex full of interesting machinery and ‘stuff’.