 Mouth of Manukau Harbour, east of Auckland |
 Mouth of Manukau Harbour, New Zealand |
 Mouth of Manukau Harbour, New Zealand |
 Auckland, New Zealand |
 Auckland, New Zealand |
 Howick, New Zealand |
 Clifftop homes in Auckland suburb Howick, NZ |
 Howick and Howick Beach, NZ |
 Maraetai, New Zealand |
 Maraetai, New Zealand |
 Beachlands, New Zealand |
 Formosa Golf Club, Beachlands, New Zealand |
 Firth of Thames and Duder's Regional Park, NZ |
 Black cloud over the southern suburbs of Auckland and Hauraki Gulf |
 Puponga Point, Cornwallis, New Zealand |
 West coast of North Island from Piha to Bethell's Beach |
 Lion Rock on the Tasman sea coast of the North Island at Piha, NZ |
 Rugged terrain of the Waitakere Ranges at Karekare, NZ |
 Mouth of Manukau Harbour at Whatipu, New Zealand, Waitakere Regional Park |
 Raetahinga Point, Te Henga (Bethells Beach) |
 Te Henga (Bethells Beach) south to Anawhata, Waitakere Regional Park, NZ |
 Karekare, Waitakere Regional Park, New Zealand |
 NW Motorway crossing the Whau River at Rosebank Park Domain, New Zealand |
 Devonport, New Zealand, across Waitemata Harbour from Auckland |
 Rangitoto and Motutapu Islands, Hauraki Gulf, NZ |
 Auckland, New Zealand |
 Auckland and Westhaven Marina, New Zealand |
 Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand |
 Auckland Harbour Bridge, Stokes point |
 Auckland, New Zealand |
 Auckland waterfront |
 Auckland, New Zealand |
 Rakino Island and the north end of Motutapu Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand |
 Browns Island, with a small volcanic cone, New Zealand |
 Musick Point, Bucklands Beach, New Zealand |
 Waiheke Island, New Zealand |
 Waiheke Island, New Zealand |
 Motuihe Island and Waiheke Island |
 Waiheke Island |
 Waiheke Island |
 Entrance to Kaipara Harbour, north of Auckland |
 West coast of the North Island north of Auckland |
 Auckland, New Zealand |
 RNZAFB Auckland |
 Auckland, New Zealand |
 North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand |
 Auckland, New Zealand |
 Sunset over the Tasman Sea |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island |
 The Southern Alps meet the Canterbury Plain outside Christchurch |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island |
 Southern Alps, South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island |
 Southern Alps meet the Canterbury Plain, Rakaia River valley |
 Dusting of snow on the Canterbury Plain during the southern winter |
 Hedge Rows and tree plantation, Canterbury Plain, South Island of New Zealand |
 Canterbury Plain and Banks Peninsula outside Christchurch NZ |
 Lake Coleridge, on the left, looking east down the Rakaia River, South Island, NZ |
 Rakai River, South Island, New Zealand |
 Rakia River and Mount Hutt Range, Southern Alps, New Zealand |
 Milky blue glacial runoff, Rakaia River, New Zealand |
 Rakaia River emerging on the Canterbury Plain, New Zealand |
 The Southern Alps meet the plain, New Zealand |
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 Aotea - Long White Cloud, New Zealand |
 Long White Cloud over the Southern Alps, New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, New Zealand |
 Purple Hill, Southern Alps, New Zealand (43 06S/171 49E)) |
 Lake Pearson, Purple Hill, Mount Manson, Broken Hill, Rte 73, Southern Alps, New Zealand |
 Lake Pearson, Lake Grasmere, Southern Alps, NZ |
 Arthur's Pass Highway (Rte 73) and Railroad, New Zealand |
 Purple Hill, Lake Hawdon, Lake Marymere, South Island, New Zealand |
 Torlesse Range, Broken Hill, Purple Hill, Southern Alps, New Zealand |
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 Mount Torlesse, Torlesse Range, Southern Alps, New Zealand |
 Torlesse Range, Southern Alps, New Zealand |
 Mount Torlesse, Torlesse Range, Southern Alps, New Zealand |
 Mount Torlesse, Torlesse Range, Southern Alps, New Zealand |
 Birch Hill Road, Ashley River, Canterbury Plain, South Island, New Zealand |
 Ashley River, Canterbury Plain, South Island, New Zealand |
 Ashley River, leading to Rangiora, Canterbury Plain, South Island, New Zealand |
 Fernside, Canterbury Plain, South Island, New Zealand |
 Fernside, Canterbury Plain, South Island, New Zealand |
 Swannanoa Road, Lilly Road, Fernside, Canterbury Plain, South Island, New Zealand |
 Rangiora, South Island, New Zealand, Waimakuriri River |
 Waimakuriri River meets Pegasus Bay at Kaiapoi, New Zealand |
 Barkers Road, Lees Road (43 21 10S/172 40 24E) New Zealand |
 Kaiapoi, South Island, New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, New Zealand |
 West coast of the South Island, New Zealand, Whataroa River, Salt Water Lagoon |
 Fox River flowing towards the Tasman Sea |
 Green fields along the Fox River |
 Lake Matheson |
 Lake Matheson famous for reflections of Mt Cook |
 Lake Mueller enroute to Franz Josef |
 Flying north over the Waikukupa River |
 The terminal moraine of Franz Josef glacier |
 Looking down Franz Josef Glacier |
 Still much higher to climb |
 Blueish glacial ice of Franz Josef Glacier |
 Friz Range, Mount Halcombe, Franz Josef Glacier |
 Franz Josef Glacier |
 Franz Josef Glacier |
 Franz Josef Glacier |
 Our pilot flying low over Franz Josef |
 Nearing the top of Franz Josef Glacier |
 Franz Josef Glacier |
 Franz Josef Glacier |
 Franz Josef Glacier |
 Franz Josef and Fox are tongues off the main Tasman Glacier |
 Franz Josef Glacier |
 Mount Tasman and Mount Cook |
 Franz Josef Glacier |
 Summit of Mount Tasman comes into view on right |
 Mount Haidinger |
 The summit of Mt Cook is just starting to come into view behind Mt Haidinger & L of Mt Tasman |
 Getting closer to the summit |
 Mts Haidinger, Cook and Tasman |
 Mount Tasman |
 Mount Haast comes into view as well |
 High peaks surrounding Mt Cook |
 Clear view of the summit of Mt Cook, left, and Mt Tasman |
 We were lucky we didn't try and do the flight from the east side |
 Mount Cook - Aoraki in Maori (3754m/12,316ft) |
 Summit of Mount Tasman (3497m/11,473ft) |
 Mt Cook & Mt Tasman, highest pair in the Southern Alps |
 Mount Cook / Aoraki |
 Mountains near Mt Cook |
 Mt Cook & Mt Tasman |
 Mount Cook |
 Mount Cook and socked in eastern valleys |
 Mount Tasman flyby |
 Mount Cook |
 Mount Cook |
 Saddle between Mt Tasman and Mt Cook |
 One of the mountain huts around Mt Cook |
 Such good luck for us... |
 Eastern Slope of the Southern Alps |
 Tasman Glacier on the eastern slope of the Southern Alps |
 Mt Haast & Mt Haidinger looking north |
 Mount Tasman |
 Mount Cook & Mt Tasman |
 Tasman Glacier |
 Mt Cook |
 Mount Cook / Aoraki |
 Summit of Mt Cook out of the helicopter |
 Mount Cook flyby |
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 Rounding the bend - Mount Sefton |
 Headed west now |
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 The clouds nearly reach the divide in places |
 SW of Mt Cook |
 SW of Mt Cook |
 Headed for a landing on Fox Glaxier |
 SW of Mt Cook |
 Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 Flying down Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 Mount Tasman seen from the NW |
 Mount Cook seen from the NW |
 Fox Glacier |
 Coming around for a landing on Fox Glacier |
 Airborne again for the flight down Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 Waterfall onto Fox Glacier |
 Fox Glacier |
 The tongue of Fox Glacier |
 The tongue of Fox Glacier |
 The tongue of Fox Glacier |
 The valley below Fox Glacier |
 The tongue of Fox Glacier |
 Fox River |
 Village of Fox Glacier |
 Fox River |
 Highway 6 bridge crossing the Fox River |
 Fox River |
 Fox River bridge at Fox Glacier |
 On approach |
 Coming in for a landing |
 Mount Cook, South Island, New Zealand |
 South Island of New Zealand |
 South Island of New Zealand |
 Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand |