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583 images Created 15 Nov 2010

The New Zealand coastline is renown for its rugged beauty, encompassing archways and boulders and golden beaches, to surfing dolphins and on-shore penguins and other coastal wonders.

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  • As the sun dips below the horizon, the sky cools to a gentle pink sunset over Auckland city, New Zealand
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  • Bull kelp washed along the shores of Riverton Rocks, Southland, New Zealand
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  • During the 70 year lifespan of a sperm whale, it can travel the entire distance of the Earth!  Each year, it wanders the ocean solitarily for thousands of miles.  Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Sperm Whale and Kaikoura Mountain Ra...jpg
  • Sunset over Nugget Point, Catlins, New Zealand
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  • Ten days of stormy rain and winds ends with dispersing clouds, making for a nice sunset over Onetangi Beach, Waiheke Island, New Zealand.
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  • From the pa site overlooking Te Pare Point Historic Reserve on Hereheretaura Peninsula, you can see the beautiful steep cliffs that make up much of the coastline of Coromandel, New Zealand.
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  • Moeraki Boulders, sunrise, New Zealand
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  • Blue skies and golden sand at Archway Islands, Wharariki Beach, New Zealand.
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  • Orange seastars (Stichaster australis) exposed along the West Coast, New Zealand
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  • Along the track down to Cathedral Cove, lies Motueka Island and other small islands covered with green ferns and red rata flowers.  Coromandel, New Zealand
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  • Tautuku Beach, Catlins, New Zealand
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  • kelp at Shades Pool, Catlins, New Zealand
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  • Flax at Coromandel, New Zealand
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  • Kaikoura, driftwood and Seaward Range, New Zealand
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  • Kaikoura, Nin's Bin, New Zealand
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  • Coastal vineyards on Waiheke Island, near Auckland, New Zealand.
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  • A creeping shadow closes in on a sun-bathing pingao, at Keyhole Rock, Aramoana
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  • Sunrise at Nugget Point, Catlins, New Zealand
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  • Golden rays illuminate Te Hoho Rock, framed within the natural archway of Cathedral Cove.  Coromandel, New Zealand
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  • Papanui Inlet flowing out towards Wickliffe Bay, Otago Peninsula
    Papanui Inlet and Wickliffe Bay 01_5...jpg
  • Moeraki Boulders, New Zealand
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  • Te Pare Point Historic Reserve on Hereherataura Peninsula is a Maori pa site in Hahei, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.
    Sunrise at Coromandel Pa Site, Hereh...jpg
  • Dusky Dolphin, Kaikoura, New Zealand
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  • Bach and Pier, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Bach and Pier, Otago Peninsula.jpg
  • A southwesterly storm rapidly approaches the Waipapa Point Lighthouse at sunset, in the Catlins, New Zealand.
    Stormy Sunset at Waipapa Point Light...jpg
  • Flax at beach, Kaikoura, New Zealand
    Flax at beach, Kaikoura_9932.jpg
  • sandy dunes at Mason Bay, Stewart Island, New Zealand
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  • Kayaking along Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
    Abel Tasman 01_9236.jpg
  • Sun setting over Poor Squier Islands, New Zealand
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  • Turquoise coastline Sting Ray Bay, Cathedral Cove, Coromandel Peninsula
    Sting Ray Bay, Catherdral Cove 02_H7...jpg
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  • Cape Farewell, the most northerly point of South Island, New Zealand
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  • Munro Beach, West Coast, New Zealand
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  • Fiordland Crested Penguin, West Coast, Westland, New Zealand
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  • A beautiful arc formed by the incoming tide connects the rocky northern shore of Opito Bay, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.
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  • Sunrise at Shelly Beach, with Taiaroa Lighthouse and Otago Peninsula in the distance
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  • could it get any better than this?!?
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  • Akaroa Bay, New Zealand
    Akaroa Bay Pier 01_3864.jpg
  • Mason Bay, Stewart Island, New Zealand
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  • Turquoise waters along the beautiful Waiheke Island, just a quick 45 minutes from Auckland, New Zealand.
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  • Early dawn at Te Pare Point Historic Reserve on Hereherataura Peninsula is a Maori pa site in Hahei, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.
    Dawn at Hahei, Coromandel_H7C6077.jpg
  • Tunnel Beach, New Zealand
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  • An Australasian Gannet floats on Golden Bay on a calm morning, near Puponga Point, New Zealand.
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  • A flax in Kaikoura, with the Seaward Range in the distance, New Zealand.
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  • Exposed veins of the Moeraki Boulders, New Zealand.
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  • Te Rere Scientific Reserve, pink sunset glow at low tide, esposing the beautiful green and orange vegetation on the rocks, Catlins, New Zealand
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  • Kaikoura spring flowers, Seaward Range
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  • Golden light drapes over the Archway Islands near sunset.
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  • Hahei Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
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  • On one of the many beaches of Stewart Island, New Zealand
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  • Yellow-eyed Penguin, Curio Bay, New Zealand
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  • Sunset at Munro Beach, West Coast New Zealand
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  • A natural archway forms the famous Cathedral Cove on Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.
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  • A pink sunset over Mahurangi Island Reserve and Te Tio Island, as viewed from Hereherataura Peninsula, Coromandel, New Zealand.
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  • Bruce Bay, West Coast, New Zealand
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  • Sunrise over Mares Leg Cove with the prominent Sphinx Rock in the foreground and Poikeke Island and Motueka Island in the background.  Photo taken at Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.
    Sunrise at Mares Leg Cove, Coromande...jpg
  • Curio Bay, crashing wave 1
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  • Lee Bay, Stewart Island, New Zealand
    Lee Bay Stewart Island 01.jpg
  • Buried kelp along Keyhole Rock, Aramoana, New Zealand
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  • Trawlerman's Boat, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
    Trawlerman's Boat, Otago Peninsula.jpg
  • Sea arch along the coastal cliffs of Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
    Banks Peninsula 02_9556.jpg
  • Cabbage Tree, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
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  • Initially formed by volcanic eruptions, the white ignimbrite that makes up Te Hoho Rock continues to be sculpted by the incoming tide.  Coromandel, New Zealand.
    Te Hoho Rock, Coromandel_H7C6898.jpg
  • Archway Islands at Wharariki Beach, New Zealand
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  • 23 boulders stretched at along the coast at Moeraki Beach, New Zealand
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  • Te Puketea Bay, Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
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  • A 13-second exposure of the incoming tide and Archway Islands at Wharariki Beach, New Zealand
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  • Summer is here!  A warm orange sunset over Auckland's cityscape, as viewed from Waiheke Island, New Zealand.
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  • Pingao lines the coastal sand dunes at Keyhole Rock, Aramoana, New Zealand
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  • Victory Beach along the Wickliffe Bay, Otago Peninsula
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  • Lighthouse at Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, New Zealand (12x33 inch print)<br />
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The Northern Royal Albatross Colony at Taiaroa Head on the tip of the Peninsula, is the only mainland breeding colony of albatross in the world.
    Taiaroa Head, Lighthouse, Otago Peni...jpg
  • Fiordland Crested Penguin, West Coast, New Zealand
    Fiordland Crested Penguin 57_0170.jpg
  • Beach along Te Rere Reserve, Catlins
    Beach along Te Rere Reserve, Catlins...jpg
  • Poor Knights Island was formed by volcanic eruptions, making them quite jagged and rocky.
    Poor Knights Island 02_4234.jpg
  • Kayaking at Abel Tasman, New Zealand
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  • Panoramic of sunrise over Church Bay, Tutukaka, New Zealand
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  • Sandy Bay beach, Matapouri, New Zealand
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  • Agricultural coastline, South Island, New Zealand
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  • Tunnel Beach, New Zealand
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  • With remarkable grace and precision, a Wandering Albatross capitalizes on its enormous wingspan (up to 11 feet 6 inches) to effortlessly soar over the ocean surface.   Dynamic soaring is the flying technique that allows the albatross to stay aloft for hours on end, all while efficiently conserving its energy.
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  • Kina (urchin), diving at Milford Sound
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  • Whangaumu Bay, tire swing, New Zealand
    Tire Swing at Whangaumu Bay at Sunse...jpg
  • Stewart Island, New Zealand (12x33 inch print)
    Stewart Island Coast (12x33in).jpg
  • Panoramic of the Archway Islands at Wharariki, New Zealand
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  • Allan's Beach, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand (12x33 inch print)
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  • Bar-tailed Godwit, Farewell Spit, New Zealand
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  • Riverton Rocks, Southland, New Zealand
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  • Cathedral Cove 02_5028.jpg
  • Kaiteriteri Beach, Tasman Bay, New Zealand
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  • A calm blue dawn at Cathedral Cove, half an hour before the rising sun.
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  • Stewart Island, aerial, New Zealand
    Stewart Island 10_0413.jpg
  • Hooker's Sea Lion, Catlins, New Zealand
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  • Milford Sound, rugged coastline, New Zealand
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  • Riverton, Fishing Boats at Pier, New Zealand
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  • Riverton, Fishing Boats at Pier, New Zealand
    Riverton Pier 02_6509.jpg
  • Geraniums along Onetangi Beach, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
    Onetangi Beach 02_H7C8231.jpg
  • Moeraki, New Zealand
    Moeraki 01_9628.jpg
  • Mason Bay, Stewart Island, New Zealand
    Mason Bay 02_9564.jpg
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