These are the photos we made (except the photos that have been stitched into panorama photos, in cronological order, with a few comments, but not yet selected for interest.
February 1: Arrival at Auckland airport
Our car: Mitsubishi Diamante
Coromandel Peninsula
February 2
February 3: Ngongotaha River Walk
Rotorua: Kuirau park thermal area
Rotorua: Ohinemutu district
Rotorua: Sulphur flats
Rotorua: Bowling, Bath, Golf Club etc.
February 4: Taupo
Wairakei geothermal power station
Volcanic walk near Wairakei
Huka falls of the Waikato river, near Taupo
Between Taupo and Napier
February 5:
Otaki Forks: Tramping (hiking) in the Tararua Range
February 6: Mount Hector and the Southern Crossing
February 7: Otaki Forks, Wellington
February 9: Between Masterton and Upper Hutt
Wellington Harbour
On ferry to South Island, near Wellington
On ferry to South Island, ? Sound and Picton
South Island, from Picton to Kaikoura
Solar Saltworks, Lake Grassmere
Seal colony on the way to Kaikoura
February 10: Kaikoura peninsula walkway
Vienna Coffee in Cheviot
Cathedral cliffs near Gore Bay
Hurunui River
Camping in Gore Bay
February 11: Hurunui Mouth
Christchurch
Camping in St. Andrews
February 12
Lake Tekapo
Lake Pukaki with a view to Mt. Cook
Approaching Mount Cook
Anton and Ingo walk up to the Hooker Glacier
Armin drives up to the Tasman Glacier and Blue Lakes
February 13: Down the Clyde/Clutha River
Johnny Bravo Monument at the Clyde Dam
The Catlins
Papatowai bay
February 14
Invercargill park
February 15: From Invercargill to Te Anau
Manipouri
Te Anau
Lake Te Anau, visiting the glow worm caves
February 16: Between Te Anau and Milford Sound
Milford Sound
Back to Te Anau
A Kea
February 17: From Te Anau to Queenstown
Lake Wakatipu
Deer Park Heights near Queenstown
From Queenstown through the Crown Range to Wanaka
Wanaka
February 18: Ingo and Anton hike on ? Hill near Wanaka
Armin drives up the Matukituki river
Lake Hawea
On the west coast before Fox Glacier
Fox Glacier
February 19
Franz Josef Glacier
Via Arthur's Pass to Rangiora
February 20
Near Hanmer Springs
From Hanmer Springs to Lewis pass
Walk shortly after Lewis Pass
Another walk
February 21: Between Motueka and Takaka
Harwood Hole walk (including side trips)
The Harwood Hole
February 22: From Motueka to Picton
Wellington
The Britten at the Te Papa Museum
Percussion Festival
Wellington is the "Lords of the Rings" city
Government district
Warrior's memorial in front of the "Beehive" Parliament
All-wood building
New and old St. Paul's church
Back to the percussion festival on the civic center
February 23: Mount Raupehu, highest mountain on the North Island
February 24: Walk in Tongariro National Park near Whakapapa
February 25: Ingo and Anton do the Tongariro Crossing (how it looks on a good
day)
Armin drives to Hastings via Turangarere and back around Lake Taupo
February 26
Otorohanga bird house with Kiwis
Camping in Miranda
February 27: Auckland Sky Tower and other buildings
February 28: Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter & Underwater World
February 29: From Auckland to Paihia
Slides are a frequent sight in wet and hilly NZ
Our first Kauri in Russel Forest
March 1: Waitangi
Waitangi Treaty House and park
? Falls near Waitangi
From Waitangi to Mangonui
March 2: From Mangonui to Cape Reinga (northernmost point of NZ)
Cape Reinga
Dunes near the west coast
From Cape Reinga to Rangiora
... to Opononi
March 3
Kauris at Northland Conservation Park
Back to Auckland, keeping to the west
Auckland
March 4: Auckland
March 5: Returning the car
Photos from the flight
