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Nature & outdoors in New Zealand

Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

national park

Abel Tasman National Park

Tasman
mountain

Aoraki / Mount Cook

Canterbury
rapids

Aratiatia Rapids

Waikato
national park

Arthur's Pass National Park

Canterbury
tidal inlet

Awaroa Inlet

Tasman
peninsula

Banks Peninsula

Canterbury
walking track

Ben Lomond Track

Otago
beach

Bethells Beach Te Henga

Auckland
lake

Blue Lake Tikitapu

Bay of Plenty
river pools

Blue Pools Makarora

Otago
spring

Blue Spring Putaruru

Waikato
waterfall

Bridal Veil Falls Waireinga

Waikato
sea arch

Cape Brett Hole in the Rock

Northland
coastal walk

Cape Foulwind

West Coast
viewpoint

Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony

Hawke's Bay
viewpoint

Cape Reinga

Northland
rock formation

Castle Hill Kura Tawhiti

Canterbury
sea caves

Cathedral Caves

Otago
cave

Cave Stream

Canterbury
badlands

Clay Cliffs Omarama

Canterbury
rock pool

Cleopatras Pool

Tasman
geothermal field

Craters of the Moon

Waikato
fossil forest

Curio Bay

Southland
island

D'Urville Island

Marlborough
waterfall

Dawson Falls

Taranaki
waterfall

Devils Punchbowl Falls

Canterbury
viewpoint

Doubtful Sound

Southland
fiord

Dusky Sound

Southland
arboretum

Eastwoodhill Arboretum

Gisborne
rock formation

Elephant Rocks

Otago
beach

Farewell Spit

Tasman
tidal channel

French Pass

Marlborough
beach

Gemstone Beach

Southland
marine reserve

Goat Island Marine Reserve

Auckland
bay

Golden Bay

Tasman
island

Great Barrier Island

Auckland
cave shaft

Harwoods Hole

Tasman
great walk

Heaphy Track

Tasman
reserve

Hinewai Reserve

Canterbury
gorge

Hokitika Gorge

West Coast
walking track

Hollyford Track

Southland
walking track

Hooker Valley Track

Canterbury
waterfall

Huka Falls

Waikato
great walk

Hump Ridge Track

Southland
waterfall

Hunua Falls

Auckland
national park

Kahurangi National Park

Tasman
viewpoint

Kaikōura

Canterbury
beach

Kaiteriteri Beach

Tasman
island sanctuary

Kapiti Island

Wellington
beach

Karekare Beach

Auckland
harbour

Kawhia Harbour

Waikato
great walk

Kepler Track

Southland
hot stream

Kerosene Creek

Bay of Plenty
lake

Lake Brunner

West Coast
lake

Lake Hawea

Otago
lake

Lake Hayes

Otago
lake

Lake Kaniere

West Coast
lake

Lake Manapouri

Southland
lake

Lake Mapourika

West Coast
alpine lake

Lake Marian

Southland
lake

Lake Matheson

West Coast
lake

Lake Pukaki

Canterbury
lake

Lake Rotopounamu

Manawatu-Whanganui
lake

Lake Taupo

Waikato
lake

Lake Te Anau

Southland
lake

Lake Tekapo

Canterbury
lake

Lake Waikaremoana

Hawke's Bay
lake

Lake Wānaka

Otago
mountain pass

Lindis Pass

Otago
coastal walk

Makara Walkway

Wellington
limestone arch

Mangapohue Natural Bridge

Waikato
coastal walk

Mangawhai Cliff Walk

Northland
waterfall

Marokopa Falls

Waikato
beach

Mason Bay

Southland
beach

Matapouri Bay

Northland
island reserve

Matiu Somes Island

Wellington
waterfall

McLean Falls

Otago
viewpoint

Milford Sound

Southland
great walk

Milford Track

Southland
wetland

Miranda Shorebird Coast

Waikato
lakes

Mirror Lakes

Southland
beach

Moeraki Boulders

Otago
high country station

Molesworth Station

Marlborough
national park

Mount Aspiring National Park

Otago
volcanic cone

Mount Eden Maungawhau

Auckland
mountain

Mount Hikurangi

Gisborne
peak

Mount Manaia

Northland
volcanic cone

Mount Maunganui Mauao

Bay of Plenty
volcano

Mount Ngauruhoe

Manawatu-Whanganui
forest park

Mount Pirongia

Waikato
mountain

Mount Ruapehu

Manawatu-Whanganui
hill

Mount Sunday

Canterbury
mountain

Mount Taranaki

Taranaki
bird colony

Muriwai Gannet Colony

Auckland
national park

Nelson Lakes National Park

Tasman
beach

New Chums Beach

Waikato
beach

Ninety Mile Beach

Northland
viewpoint

Nugget Point

Otago
seal colony

Ohau Point Seal Colony

Canterbury
beach

Ohope Beach

Bay of Plenty
wetland

Okarito Lagoon

West Coast
waterfall

Okere Falls

Bay of Plenty
limestone arches

Oparara Arches

West Coast
beach

Opito Bay

Waikato
geothermal terraces

Orakei Korako

Waikato
beach

Oreti Beach

Southland
ecosanctuary

Orokonui Ecosanctuary

Otago
beach

Otago Peninsula

Otago
botanic garden

Otari Wiltons Bush

Wellington
coastal walk

Paekakariki Escarpment Track

Wellington
great walk

Paparoa Track

West Coast
forest park

Peel Forest

Canterbury
river

Pelorus River

Marlborough
beach

Piha Beach

Auckland
marine reserve

Poor Knights Islands

Northland
alpine tarns

Pouakai Tarns

Taranaki
wildlife centre

Pukaha Mount Bruce

Manawatu-Whanganui
garden

Pukeiti Gardens

Taranaki
forest

Puketi Forest

Northland
viewpoint

Punakaiki Pancake Rocks

West Coast
waterfall

Purakaunui Falls

Otago
forest park

Pureora Forest Park

Waikato
badlands

Putangirua Pinnacles

Wellington
walking track

Queen Charlotte Track

Marlborough
waterfall

Rainbow Falls Kerikeri

Northland
gorge

Rakaia Gorge

Canterbury
national park

Rakiura National Park

Southland
volcanic island

Rangitoto Island

Auckland
coastal walk

Red Rocks Seal Colony

Wellington
walking track

Rob Roy Glacier Track

Otago
hot spring

Rotorua

Bay of Plenty
great walk

Routeburn Track

Otago
walking track

Roys Peak Track

Otago
cave

Ruakuri Cave

Waikato
ecosanctuary

Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari

Waikato
beach

Sandfly Bay

Otago
waterfall

Shine Falls

Hawke's Bay
coastal wetland

Ship Creek

West Coast
headland

Slope Point

Southland
rock formation

Split Apple Rock

Tasman
bird colony

Taiaroa Head Albatross Colony

Otago
crater lakes

Tama Lakes

Manawatu-Whanganui
tree

Tane Mahuta

Northland
forest park

Tararua Forest Park

Wellington
waterfall

Tarawera Falls

Bay of Plenty
glacier

Tasman Glacier

Canterbury
regional park

Tawharanui Regional Park

Auckland
peak

Te Mata Peak

Hawke's Bay
spring

Te Waikoropupu Springs

Tasman
island

The Bay of Islands

Northland
beach

The Coromandel Peninsula

Waikato
viewpoint

The Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers

West Coast
trail

The Pinnacles and Kauaeranga Valley

Waikato
mountain range

The Remarkables

Otago
trail

The Tongariro Alpine Crossing

Manawatu-Whanganui
cave

The Waitomo Glowworm Caves

Waikato
sea stacks

Three Sisters and Elephant Rock

Taranaki
island sanctuary

Tiritiri Matangi Island

Auckland
coastal walk

Truman Track

West Coast
coastal walk

Tunnel Beach

Otago
island sanctuary

Ulva Island

Southland
island

Urupukapuka Island

Northland
geothermal valley

Waimangu Volcanic Valley

Bay of Plenty
forest

Waipoua Forest

Northland
cave

Waipu Caves

Northland
waterfall

Wairere Falls

Waikato
forest ranges

Waitakere Ranges

Auckland
hot springs

Welcome Flat Hot Pools

West Coast
botanic garden

Wellington Botanic Garden

Wellington
forest

Whakarewarewa Redwood Forest

Bay of Plenty
beach

Whangamata Beach

Waikato
national park

Whanganui National Park

Manawatu-Whanganui
waterfall

Whangarei Falls

Northland
harbour

Whangaroa Harbour

Northland
beach

Wharariki Beach

Tasman
beach

Whatipu Beach

Auckland
forest park

Whirinaki Forest

Bay of Plenty
forest

Zealandia Ecosanctuary

Wellington

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