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New Zealand South Island

Photo gallery of New Zealand South Island pictures, showing you some beautiful places and amazing wildlife, photographed by professional photographer Rolf Hicker. (There are 592 photos in this photo gallery.)

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Nugget Point Catlins New Zealand

photo of Nugget Point Catlins New Zealand

A headland with jagged rocks at its base and a lighthouse overlooking the coast, Nugget Point is a beautiful location...

Nature Bush Walk Abel Tasman

photo of Nature Bush Walk Abel Tasman

After half a day of kayaking the coastline of the Abel Tasman National Park, an afternoon nature hike through the...

Split Apple Rock South Island

Just as the name suggests, Split Apple Rock looks just like a split apple and is situated just off shore from the town of Marahau on the South Island of New Zealand.

Just as the name suggests, Split...

Picton Foreshore Marlborough New...

The tastefully landscaped foreshore in the town of Picton is a beautiful place to sit and watch sailboats tugging gently against their moorings or ferries plying the blue waters of Queen Charlotte Sound in Marlborough, New Zealand.

The tastefully landscaped foreshore...

Monkey Bay Marlborough New Zealand

The small beach in Monkey Bay can be accessed via a short 10 minute walk from Rarangi Beach in the Marlborough Region of the South Island of New Zealand.

The small beach in Monkey Bay can be...

Farewell Spit Golden Bay Tasman

The curves of a sweeping bay namely Golden Bay, is fringed by native bush at Farewell Spit at the north-western tip of the South Island in the Tasman Region of New Zealand.

The curves of a sweeping bay namely...

Wilderness Camping Marlborough...

Located in a remote location on the outskirts of the Marlborough Sounds, the Titirangi Bay Campground offers true wilderness camping, surrounded by sheep and stunning ocean views.

Located in a remote location on the...

Waiau Ferry Bridge Bungy Jumping

A bungy jumper hangs from the Waiau Ferry Bridge above the murky waters of the Waiau River after jumping from the bridge which is located near Hanmer Springs in the Waiau River Gorge, South Island, New Zealand.

A bungy jumper hangs from the Waiau...

Marlborough Sounds Gravel Road

A narrow gravel road skirts the slopes of a hill as it descends towards a remote and pristine bay in the Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand.

A narrow gravel road skirts the...

Punga Cove Queen Charlotte Sound

Surrounded by native bush and the pristine waters of the Queen Charlotte Sound, Punga Cove is a stunning beach front resort situated in the Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand.

Surrounded by native bush and the...

Coastal Scenery Aerial Picture...

Aerial of one of the most beautiful sceneries of the South Island of New Zealand, the Kaikoura Peninsula and Mountains, New Zealand.

Aerial of one of the most beautiful...

Tourist Tonga Arches Abel Tasman

A tourist surveys the scenery at Arch Point (also known as Tonga Arches) in the Abel Tasman National Park in the South Island of New Zealand.

A tourist surveys the scenery at Arch...

Wooden Dinghy Kaikoura Coast

An old wooden dinghy gets a new use as a display at the roadside caravan of Nin's Bin Lobster/Crayfish along the Kaikoura Coast of New Zealand.

An old wooden dinghy gets a new use...

Buller River Swingbridge

A popular tourist attraction in the Buller Gorge, the Buller River Swingbridge is a part of an Adventure and heritage park in the South Island of New Zealand.

A popular tourist attraction in the...

Resting Sea Lion Bull

A large Hooker's Sea Lion bull is resting on a bed of kelp along the beach at Waipapa Point in the Catlins district in Southland, New Zealand.

A large Hooker's Sea Lion bull is...

Waterfall Fiordland New Zealand

Flowing over several rocky drops, the Boyd Creek Falls is a waterfall in the wilderness of Fiordland National Park on the South Island of New Zealand.

Flowing over several rocky drops, the...

Christmas Season New Zealand

Though a summer time event in New Zealand, the Christmas season is still celebrated with the traditional tree, decorations, gift giving and gathering of families.

Though a summer time event in New...

Toi Toi Plant Kaikoura Coast

A native

A native "grass" plant to New...

Kaikoura Mountain Ranges

Often referred to as the Seaward Kaikouras, the range of mountains seen from the town are part of the Kaikoura Mountain Ranges which are an extension of the Southern Alps on the South Island of New Zealand.

Often referred to as the Seaward...

Sunset Waves Tasman Sea

A fairly calm evening along the Tasman Sea coast of New Zealand's South Island still produces stunning waves as the sunset heralds the end of another day on the West Coast.

A fairly calm evening along the...

Arrowtown Otago Sculpture

A metal sculpture set in the paved, private square of an art gallery and cafe in Arrowtown, Central Otago, New Zealand.

A metal sculpture set in the paved,...

Shotover River Central Otago NZ

Cutting through Skippers Canyon, the Shotover River in Central Otago, New Zealand was once the focus of a gold mining boom.

Cutting through Skippers Canyon, the...

TSS Earnslaw Queenstown

An Edwardian vintage twin screw steamer which has been plying the waters of Lake Wakatipu since February 24, 1912, the TSS Earnslaw departs from Queenstown daily during the summer months.

An Edwardian vintage twin screw...

Kingston Flyer Otago

With the arrival of the gold rush in the Lakes district of Central Otago in the mid 1800's came the Kingston Flyer, a much needed means of transportation to the ports such as Dunedin.

With the arrival of the gold rush in...

Panorama New Zealand Nature...

Panorama photo showing a swing bridge over the Hollyford River surrounded by lush green rain forest and pure nature, photographed in Fiordland National Park in New Zealand.

Panorama photo showing a swing bridge...

New Zealand Scenery Mt Cook Lake...

The scenery from above the unique blue colored Lake Pukaki on the South Island of New Zealand is spectacular with Mt. Cook and the Southern Alps adorning the backdrop.

The scenery from above the unique...

Flowing Water Scenic Cleddau...

Fast flowing water in Cleddau River on a rainy day in the rainforest of Fiordland National Park in New Zealand.

Fast flowing water in Cleddau River...

Endemic Weka Bird New Zealand

The cute 'chicken like' Weka is an endemic bird of New Zealand. It is also a flightless bird which is listed as a vulnerable species due to habitat depletion, and predators of adults, chicks and eggs.

The cute 'chicken like' Weka is an...

Walking Yellow Eyed Penguin

Set against a backdrop of flax bushes and hebe plants, a Yellow Eyed Penguin draws close to its nest after walking a great distance from the Pacific Ocean.

Set against a backdrop of flax bushes...

Wading Bird Variable Oystercatcher

Completely black and featuring a distinctive bright orange bill, the Variable Oystercatcher is a wading bird endemic to New Zealand. They range in colours from pied to mottled and black, most of the South Island species are completely black.

Completely black and featuring a...

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