New Zealand 2016

Flying into New Zealand at Dawn	Touching Down in Auckland, NZ	At Auckland, New Zealand Airport	Auckland, NZ	Kenneth Myers Centre, University of Auckland
On the way to the Sky Tower, Auckland, NZ	View of Downtown from Auckland Sky Tower	Auckland's Sky Tower is 1,076 feet tall	Observation Deck on Sky Tower, Auckland	Pink Canada Street Cycle Bridge in Auckland
Auckland's Westhaven Marina viewed from Sky Tower	Waitemata Harbor, Auckland, NZ	Reflection of Auckland's Sky Tower	Bill attacked by a Giant Kiwi in Chinese Clothes	Auckland's Ferry Building was comleted in 1912
The Auckland Hilton is immediately adjacent to Cruise Ships	Sailing out of Auckland, NZ	Oceanview Cafe on Celebrity Solstice	Onboard Celebrity Solstice on Valentine's Day	Valentine's Desserts on Celebrity Solstice
Our Stateroom aboard Celebrity Solstice	Welcome Aboard	Our Balcony aboard Celebrity Solstice	Celebrity Solstice Library is on Our Deck	Live Tree Growing above Foyer of Celebrity Solstice
Wine Tower in Celebrity Solstice Dining Room	Ice Bar aboard the Celebrity Solstice	Celebrity Solstice Sky Lounge	View from Sky Lounge on Celebrity Solstice	Pool Deck on Celebrity Solstice
Sunset over Auckland, NZ	Ranitoto Island, New Zealand	Sailing out of Hauraki Gulf into the Pacific Ocean	Entering the Bay of Islands, New Zealand	Waitangi Wharf, New Zealand
Gate to Maori (indigenous people) Meeting Place (Marae)	Site of Meeting of Maori Chiefs leading to Treaty of Waitangi (1840)	Lush Hills of North Island, New Zealand	One of the many Hedgerows on North Island, New Zealand	West of Auckland, NZ
Bus Tour of the Northland on North Island,NZ	Bus Tour of the Northland on North Island,NZ	More Cows than Sheep in the Northland on North Island,NZ	House near Hokianga, NZ	Large Ferns in Waipoua Forest on the West Coast of North Island, NZ
Giant Kauri Tree is called Tane Mahuta (Lord of the Forest)	Maori Guide (Bill) explains the Life Cycle of Kauri Trees	Bill & Bill at 2,000 year old 'Lord of the Forest'	'Tane Mahuta' lives in the Waipoua Forest	The story and dimensions of 'Tane Mahuta'
There is not much cultivation in the north of North Island,NZ	Lunch Stop in Opononi, NZ	Overlooking Hokianga Harbor, NZ	Statue of 'Opo' the Dolphin and Boy	First Sighting of Orca from Boat in Hokianga Harbor, NZ
Young Orca and Mother alongside Boat in Hokianga Harbor	Orca near the Shore in Hokianga Harbor	Large Orca (probably male) in Hokianga Harbor	Bill on Top Deck of Hokianga Harbor Boat	Shoreline of Hokianga Harbor, NZ
Walking Barefoot in a Snowsuit along the Beach	Pied Shag above Hokianga Harbor	Passage to Tasman Sea from Hokianga Harbor	Windbreak on the North Island, NZ	Country Church in Northland of New Zealand
Visit to Te Waimate Mission, North Island, NZ	Te Waimate Church, NZ	Memorial at Te Waimate Church, NZ	Cemetery at Te Waimate Church, NZ	Inside Te Waimate Church, NZ
Stained Glass of Te Waimate Church, NZ	Pipe Organ in Te Waimate Church, NZ	1832 Bedroom in Te Waimate Mission House	1832 Bedroom in Te Waimate Mission House	Study in Te Waimate Mission House (1832)
1832 Living Room in Te Waimate Mission House	Lathe used for turning hubs for cartwheels in the 1800's	There are some sheep in the North of the North Island, NZ	Haruru Falls, NZ	Haruru Falls are a rare Horseshoe shape
Maori Canoe (Waka) at Waitangi Yacht Club, New Zealand	Last look at Bay of Islands, NZ from our Balcony	Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, NZ	House in Tauranga, NZ	Apartments with a View in Tauranga, NZ
Oceanfront Property in Tauranga, NZ	One of many Norfolk Pines in Tauranga, NZ	There is more land under cultivation in Central North Island, NZ	Bakery in Te Puke, NZ	Kiwifruit Orchard in Central North Island, NZ
Entering Rotorua, NZ	Rotorua, NZ	Old Rotorua Bath House (1907)	The Blue Bath House (1933) of Rotorua, NZ	Rules for The Blue Baths (circa 1933)
One of the first places in the world to offer mixed bathing in the 1930's	Devonshire Tea and Scones at the Blue Bath Tearoom	Rachel Spring -- temperature 212 degrees Farenheit	Rotorua, NZ	Sculpture called 'Breaking Through' in Rotorua, NZ
Interesting building in Rotorua, NZ	Entering Te Puia Maori Village, NZ	'Millie' Explains the full name of Te Puia, NZ	Whakarewarewa Geyser Terrace, NZ	Whakarewarewa Geyser Terrace, NZ
At Whakarewarewa Geyser Terrace, NZ	My only Photo opportunity for the noctunal Kiwi	Whare runanga (Maori Meeting House)	Carved Roof Post of Maori Meeting House	Ridgepole and Rafters depict tribal backbone and lineage of Maori tribe
Traditional Maori Storehouse (Pataka)	Instructor at New Zealand National Weaving School	Student learning traditional Maori weaving at NZ National Weaving School	Example of work from National Weaving School, Te Puia, NZ	Example of work from National Weaving School, Te Puia, NZ
Students learn traditional Maori Wood Carving skill at NZ National Wood Carving School	Student at NZ National Wood Carving School	Outdoor Project at NZ National Wood Carving School	One of ten lakes around Rotorua, NZ	Kiwifruit Orchards abound in the Central part of North Island, NZ
A quick stop at Kiwifruit Country near Te Puke, NZ	The 'Zespri Gold' Kiwifruit was added to production in 1998	The Kiwi Train is for tours of Kiwifruit Country	Avocados are also grown in Central North Island of NZ	House in Tauranga, NZ
Time for a Crocodile Burger for Lunch	First 'Evening Chic' Night on Celebrity Solstice	Formal Night in the Atrium	Dinner in the 'Silk Harvest' Restaurant on Celebrity Solstice	Formal Night at Silk Harvest
Towel Art in Our Cabin	'Broken Strings' Production on Celebrity Solstice	Crossing the Hutt River in the South of North Island, NZ	An Oil Tanker sailing along the 'Shipwreck Coast' of North Island, NZ	Lighthouses on Pencarrow Head, NZ
Sheep guiding Bus to Pencarrow Lodge on North Island, NZ	View from Lodge at 2,000 acre Pencarrow Ranch, North Island, NZ	Silent Sheepdog herds Sheep at Pencarrow Ranch, North Island, NZ	One Sheepdog can manage 800-900 Sheep	This Sheepdog pens Sheep by barking
Sheepdogs at Pencarrow Ranch, NZ	Coming down one-way road from Pencarrow Ranch, NZ	One of more than 90 Ships wrecked around Cook Strait	Hillside along the south coast of North Island, NZ	Ground level and Hillside housing near Wellington, NZ
Some Hillside homes can only be accessed by Private Cable Car in New Zealand	Interesting architecture near Wellington, NZ	Massive home near Wellington, NZ	Victorian Home in Wellington, NZ	Some Victorian Homes are renovated as apartments for students at Victoria University in Wellington, NZ
Visiting the Lady Norwood Rose Garden in Wellington, NZ	In Lady Norwood Rose Garden in Wellington, NZ	In Lady Norwood Rose Garden in Wellington, NZ	In Lady Norwood Rose Garden in Wellington, NZ	In Lady Norwood Rose Garden in Wellington, NZ
In Lady Norwood Rose Garden in Wellington, NZ	'The Beehive' houses NZ government cabinet members in Wellington, NZ	View of Port of Wellington, NZ from deck of Celebrity Solstice	Westpac Stadium in Wellington, NZ hosts rugby, cricket, soccer, and concerts	Westpac Stadium is adjacent to the port of Wellington, NZ
Wellington, NZ is infamous for its high winds	Waiting to leave Wellington, NZ	Sailing out of Wellington along Shipwreck Coast	Pilot guiding us into deep water of Cook Strait	Sailing Past Pencarrow Head Lighthouses
Upper Pencarrow Head Lighthouse	Lower Pencarrow Head Lighthouse	Dinner on Celebrity Solstice	Windy, Choppy Day in Cook Strait	Morning Entry into Akaroa Harbor, South Island, New Zealand
Akaroa Harbor sits in the Caldera of an Extinct Volcano	War Memorial in Akaroa, NZ	Driving through Akaroa, NZ	Akaroa was founded by French Settlers in 1840	Akaroa Coronation Library
House in Akaroa, NZ	Black Swans on Lake Grasmere, South Island, NZ	Sheep are plentiful on South Island, NZ	Christchurch, New Zealand	Mural on building in Christchurch, New Zealand
Anglican Cathedral under repair since 2011 Earthquake in Christchurch	Construction around the Bridge of Remembrance since 2011 Earthquake in Christchurch	Many Murals in Christchurch, NZ since the 2011 Earthquake	Coffee Stand in Christchurch, NZ	Christchurch, NZ
New Bus Station in Christchurch, NZ	Shipping Containers hold up Building Facades in Christchurch since 2011 Earthquake	Christchurch Catholic Cathedral awaiting restoration after 2011 Earthquake	Antiqua Boat Sheds in Christchurch since 1882	Punting on the Avon River
Seated in a Punt on the Avon, Christchurch, NZ	Low Bridge on the Avon River, Christchurch, NZ	Christchurch Botanic Gardens line the Avon River	Unusual Colored Duck on the Avon River	More Interesting Ducks on the Avon River
Sequoia Tree in Hagley Park on the Avon River, Christchurch, NZ	Statue in Hagley Park on the Avon River, Christchurch, NZ	Christchurch Botanic Gardens on the Avon River	Daniel (our Punter) on his next excursion.	The Christchurch Gondola, NZ
Riding the Christchurch Gondola, NZ	Overlooking Christchurch, NZ	Overlooking Lyttelton Harbor, NZ	Dairy Farm in Canterbury Province, NZ	SiloStay Motel on South Island, NZ
Beautiful Day over Akaroa Harbor, NZ	Sailing out of Akaroa Harbor, NZ	Dunedin, New Zealand	First Church of Dunedin, New Zealand (1873)	Sports Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand
Dunedin Law Courts (1902)	"First Church" of Dunedin is Presbyterian	Speights Brewery, Dunedin, NZ	Catholic Cathedral in Dunedin, NZ	Victorian Home in Dunedin, NZ
Cadbury Chocolate Factory in Dunedin, NZ	Church turned into Theater in Dunedin, NZ	Dunedin Railway Station (1906)	Frieze below balcony of Dunedin Railway Station is from Royal Doulton in England	Stained Glass Windows in Dunedin Railway Station
More than 725,000 Porcelain squares from Royal Doulton were used in the Dunedin Railway Station Floor	American Muscle Cars are popular in New Zealand and Australia	Gardens in front of Dunedin Railway Station	Gardens in front of Dunedin Railway Station	1897 Dunedin Women's Prison is now a Backpacker's Hostel
Fence made of Shoes on the shore of Lake Waihola, NZ	Clutha River, South Island, NZ	Flowers in Front of 'Super-loos' in Roxburgh, New Zealand	Automated 'super-loos' give you 10 minutes to use the bathroom	New Zealand Ridgeline from 'The Plains of Rohan'in Lord of the Rings
Snow Bowl in Summer in driest part of New Zealand	Rock formation in south central area of South Island, New Zealand	Clyde Power Station on South Island, New Zealand	Confluence of Clutha and Kawarau Rivers near Cromwell, NZ	Lunch at Historic (1863) Hotel in Cromwell, NZ
The Pub in Victoria Arms Hotel in Cromwell, NZ	The Cromwell Kilwinning Masonic Lodge was built in 1900	Cromwell, NZ Historic Precinct	Early New Zealand Farm Equipment	Wooing Tree Vinyard, South Island, NZ
Remains of 1860's Mining Camp on South Island, NZ	Kawarau Bungy Jump is 340 feet above the Water	Kawarau Bungy Jumpers in Tandem	Kawarau Bungy Bar	Fans Protect Vineyard from Freezing Weather
At Gibbston Valley Winery, NZ	Gibbston Valley Winery, NZ	Inside New Zealand's Largest Wine Cave at Gibbston Valley Winery	Wine Tasting in the Cave at Gibbston Valley Winery	Arrowtown, NZ is a well-preserved town from the 1860 Goldrush
Arrowtown, NZ Hotel	Small Cottage in Arrowtown's Chinese Settlement	Stone Cottage in Arrowtown's Chinese Settlement	Not all Buildings in Arrowtown, NZ are well-preserved	Arrival at Heritage Hotel, Queenstown, NZ
Heritage Hotel overlooks Lake Wakatipu	Lake Wakatipu with the Remarkables (mountain range)	Waiting to Board the TSS Earnslaw in Queenstown, NZ	The TSS Earnslaw is a 103 year old Steamship	Leaving Queenstown on the TSS Earnslaw
Heritage Hotel viewed from Lake Wakatipu	Shoveling Coal on the Steamship TSS Earnslaw	TSS Earnslaw 500-hp steam engine built in 1912	Ron, Donna, Donna, Susan, Bill, Charles aboard the TSS Earnslaw	Headed to Dinner at Walter Peak Farm on Lake Wakatipu
Cooking Meats at Walter Peak Farm on Lake Wakatipu	Preparing for 1st Shearing of 16 month old Sheep	Sheep Shearing Demonstration	Shearing is Done	Wellington Pines in Queenstown, NZ
Crossing the Kuwaraa River, NZ	Jetboats take tourists on the braided Shotover River in New Zealand	View from Coronet's Peak near Queenstown, NZ	Watching Parasailing from Coronet's Peak, NZ	Watching Parasailing from Coronet's Peak
On top of Coronet's Peak on South Island, NZ	Hang Gliding on Coronet's Peak is a popular pasttime	Sheep & Cattle on South Island, NZ	Sheep on South Island, NZ	Venison Farm on South Island, NZ
Jeep in Te Anau, New Zealand	Eglinton Valley, Fiordland National Park, NZ	Mirror Lakes, Fiordland National Park, NZ	Mirror Lakes, Fiordland National Park, NZ	Christina Falls, Fiordland National Park, NZ
Fiordland National Park, NZ	Waterfall in Fiordland National Park, NZ	U-shaped Glacial Valley in Fiordland National Park, NZ	Kea (Mountain Parrot) in Fiordland National Park, NZ	Eglinton River at the Chasm in Fiordland National Park, NZ
The Falls at the Chasm in Fiordland National Park, NZ	Bowen Falls in Milford Sound, NZ	Mitre Peak in Milford Sound, NZ	Bowen Falls with Boat for Scale in Milford Sound, NZ	Celebrity Solstice Anchored in Milford Sound, NZ
Celebrity Solstice awaiting our Return	Sailing out of Milford Sound	Stirling Falls, Milford Sound, NZ	Stirling Falls in Milford Sound, NZ	Going from Milford Sound, NZ into the Tasman Sea