N.I. tour


	N.I. tour


Landing in Wellington	Houses in Karori, Wellington	My friends' home in Karori	The tough ascent of the Tongariro crossing	Rewarding heat after the ascent	The ants keep going up hill	Clouds clear on the lakes	The blue lake	The emerald lakes	The flat crater of Tongariro

Mount Ngauruhoe and the saddle	One of Tongariro crossing's scenic rewards	Lake Taupo on the way down	Common dolphins	Remains of the factory in front of the volcano's smoke	Coming on White Island's shore	Rusted remains of the factory	Walking to the island's central crater	Walking to the island's central crater	White Island is always active

The main crater with an amazing lake	Stratas of lava deposits	Sulphur deposits	The volcano's true colours	Factory geometry	The gannett colony	Coming back on the boat	A gannett	The impressive size of the island	Statue of a heroic young maori woman

Typical fern forest near Gisborne	The marae of Gisborne	The superb view from our lodge	Morning in Mahia Peninsula	The owners enjoying tea in the morning	A heron near the lagoon	Scenic Mahia Peninsula	Mahia Beach	A cabbage tree	Contrasting colours of plants

The west coast beaches	Stopping in the middle of nowhere	Escorting cows across the road	The quick and elusive fantail	The uphill forest path of Waikaremoana	Roots for steps along the cliff	Our goal: that distant bluff	Tree overlooking lake Waikaremoana	Strong wind atop the bluff	View on the stretches of the lake

Rain in the distance on the lake	Breakfast on the terrace	Our art deco hostel's living room	Nice view from Te Mata Peak