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North Island, New Zealand (Jan 2024)

Our New Zealand North Island hiking adventure: a photo journey...
Arrival in Auckland
Arrival in Auckland		 First stop with camper
First stop with camper		 Gnarled tree
Gnarled tree		 Orere Point campsite
Orere Point campsite		 Orere Point
Orere Point		 Waikino Station
Waikino Station		 Locomotive
Locomotive
Victoria Battery
Victoria Battery		 Owharoa Falls
Owharoa Falls		 Enjoying the view
Enjoying the view		 River bank hike
River bank hike		 Climbing the stairs
Climbing the stairs		 Mine cart
Mine cart		 The Windows
The Windows
Suspension bridge
Suspension bridge		 Karangahake Gorge
Karangahake Gorge		 Leaving the tunnel
Leaving the tunnel		 Back at the camper
Back at the camper		 Under a Norfolk pine
Under a Norfolk pine		 Paddling at sunset
Paddling at sunset		 Kiwi Boy
Kiwi Boy
Leaving Whakatane
Leaving Whakatane		 Puketapu Lookout
Puketapu Lookout		 Coastal view
Coastal view		 Sunny hike
Sunny hike		 Green abundance
Green abundance		 Turning point
Turning point		 Hiking back
Hiking back
Kohi Point
Kohi Point		 Idyllic trail
Idyllic trail		 Step by step
Step by step		 Thornton Beach
Thornton Beach		 Roadworks
Roadworks		 Blue Lake
Blue Lake		 Ohomairangi
Ohomairangi
Te Wairoa Valley
Te Wairoa Valley		 Wading through ferns
Wading through ferns		 View through trees
View through trees		 Going down
Going down		 Fresh forest
Fresh forest		 Hawaiki Bay
Hawaiki Bay		 Lake view
Lake view
Hiking along
Hiking along		 Prehistoric jungle
Prehistoric jungle		 Pink Gloxinia
Pink Gloxinia		 Tarawera Trail
Tarawera Trail		 Reaching picnic area
Reaching picnic area		 Bright green leaves
Bright green leaves		 Keep on walking
Keep on walking
Dense fern forest
Dense fern forest		 Reaching the shore
Reaching the shore		 To the water taxi
To the water taxi		 After hike snacks
After hike snacks		 Head of trail
Head of trail		 Illuminated fern
Illuminated fern		 Narrow trail
Narrow trail
Pou 'Whaoa'
Pou 'Whaoa'		 Panoramic view
Panoramic view		 Gentle descent
Gentle descent		 Crater Lake
Crater Lake		 Camper on site
Camper on site		 Window view
Window view		 Start of hike
Start of hike
Mountain beeches
Mountain beeches		 Wairere Stream
Wairere Stream		 Approaching waterfall
Approaching waterfall		 Taranaki Falls
Taranaki Falls		 Winding trail
Winding trail		 Using steps
Using steps		 Rough terrain
Rough terrain
Lower Tama Lake
Lower Tama Lake		 Hiking back
Hiking back		 Whipcord Hebe
Whipcord Hebe 		Foggy mountains
Foggy mountains		 Hiking along
Hiking along		 Crossing bridge
Crossing bridge		 Backpack in camper
Backpack in camper
Easy stroll
Easy stroll		 Signage
Signage		 Whakapapanui Stream
Whakapapanui Stream		 Ridge Track
Ridge Track		 Final steps
Final steps		 Wide view
Wide view		 Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Easy start
Easy start		 Mount Ruapehu
Mount Ruapehu		 Over boardwalk
Over boardwalk		 Devil’s Staircase
Devil’s Staircase		 Traversing South Crater
Traversing South Crater		 Mount Ngauruhoe
Mount Ngauruhoe		 Highest point
Highest point
Red Crater
Red Crater		 Emerald Lakes
Emerald Lakes		 Inspecting fumaroles
Inspecting fumaroles		 Along the lakes
Along the lakes		 Lake view
Lake view		 Three hikers
Three hikers		 Climbing along
Climbing along
Blue Lake
Blue Lake		 Volcanic panorama
Volcanic panorama		 Start of descent
Start of descent		 Wide landscape
Wide landscape		 Crossing a stream
Crossing a stream		 Hiking in single file
Hiking in single file		 Through lush forest
Through lush forest
Ketetahi Stream
Ketetahi Stream		 Resting and waiting
Resting and waiting		 Evening view
Evening view		 Māori carved panel
Māori carved panel		 Camper in the sun
Camper in the sun		 Afternoon stroll
Afternoon stroll		 Coastal view
Coastal view
Beach scene
Beach scene		 Sunset view
Sunset view		 Mount Taranaki
Mount Taranaki		 Start of morning hike
Start of morning hike		 Kapuni Stream
Kapuni Stream		 Descending step by step
Descending step by step		 Hiking sign
Hiking sign
Relaxed hiking
Relaxed hiking		 Going down
Going down		 Dawson Falls
Dawson Falls		 Goblin forest
Goblin forest		 Start of afternoon hike
Start of afternoon hike		 Manawapou Viaduct
Manawapou Viaduct		 Gigantic pillar
Gigantic pillar
Rolling farmland
Rolling farmland		 Camper close-up
Camper close-up		 It's a long way there...
It's a long way there...		 Passing a canoe
Passing a canoe		 Sea view
Sea view		 Monarch
Monarch 		Queen Elizabeth Park
Queen Elizabeth Park
New Zealand flax
New Zealand flax		 Along the coast
Along the coast		 Simple bench
Simple bench		 Leisurely descent
Leisurely descent		 Leaving train station
Leaving train station		 Signpost
Signpost		 Reading instructions
Reading instructions
Passing train
Passing train		 Coastal view
Coastal view		 Escarpment trail
Escarpment trail		 Going up
Going up		 Dizzying precipice
Dizzying precipice		 Picnic table
Picnic table		 Hiking along
Hiking along
Bench and steps
Bench and steps		 Cabbage tree
Cabbage tree		 Through the woods
Through the woods		 Morning Glory
Morning Glory		 Approaching Paekakariki
Approaching Paekakariki 		Simple site
Simple site		 Visiting Wellington
Visiting Wellington
The Coming of the Maori
The Coming of the Maori		 Downtown Wellington
Downtown Wellington		 Start of trail
Start of trail		 Artistic water tank
Artistic water tank		 Skyline Walkway
Skyline Walkway		 Yellow Admiral
Yellow Admiral		 Town view
Town view
Stile for hikers
Stile for hikers		 Hiking along
Hiking along		 Bumblebees
Bumblebees		 Sea of flowers
Sea of flowers		 Hiking further
Hiking further		 Hilly landscape
Hilly landscape		 Follow the path
Follow the path
Two pylons
Two pylons		 The Crows Nest
The Crows Nest		 Urban panorama
Urban panorama		 Going up
Going up		 Final climb
Final climb		 TV tower
TV tower		 Expansive view
Expansive view
Rolling hills
Rolling hills		 Approaching Johnsonville
Approaching Johnsonville		 End of trail
End of trail		 Visiting the mall café
Visiting the mall café		 Waiting to board
Waiting to board		 On the ferry
On the ferry		 Goodbye!
Goodbye!

comment
Don01-Feb-2026 23:11
What a wonderful journey you are enjoying through the Land of the Long White Cloud.
Alla Gilbourd01-Feb-2026 11:05
Fantastic collection of images . V
Gerard KOEHL28-Jan-2026 16:51
Magnifique série de votre beau voyage. V
janescottcumming28-Jan-2026 12:18
How wonderful you got to visit this area. Looks beautiful. V
Helen Betts27-Jan-2026 16:31
What a great gallery documenting your trip around New Zealand. It brought back memories of our time there years ago. V.
Patricia Kay27-Jan-2026 16:17
Lots -f beautiful and interesting images Rob…a pleasure to view…BV
Kevin D Warren26-Jan-2026 22:26
Beautiful images!
Marc Demoulin25-Jan-2026 14:13
Excellent travelogue. Great photographic works! V
Dan Opdal24-Jan-2026 18:39
Wonderful Collection! V
Jola Dziubinska23-Jan-2026 17:07
Fantastic gallery, outstanding photos. North Island is truly amazing! V.
Gilles Navet22-Jan-2026 15:30
Joli voyage et des paysages impressionnant, V
Zoltán Balogh19-Jan-2026 21:09
What a truly beautiful gallery, Rob. V
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