Mangawhai is a small place in Northland, New Zealand near the Mangawhai Harbour. The township of Mangawhai is at the south west extent of the harbour, and the township of Mangawhai Heads is 5 km north east.

This is the crater of Mangere Mountain. Mangere is dormant volcano located in the very heart of New Zealand – Auckland. The crater is huge and I couldn’t take a photo of the whole, so I chose this part for the photograph.

This photo was taken at sunset on the Panakaiki, which is located on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

Wanganui town is located close to the mouth of the Whanganui River. It is 200 kilometres north of Wellington and 75 kilometres northwest of Palmerston North, at the junction of State Highways 3 and 4.

This shot was taken at the YHA hostel in Wanganui after a heavy rain. This hostel has a great garden full of beautiful flowers. The tap drew my attention here and I couldn’t resist of photographing it together with its surroundings.

Wellington Zoo is New Zealand’s oldest zoo – it was founded in 1906, so it is 102 years old!
Wellington Zoo is involved with managed breeding programs and has had many notable successes with numerous animals having offspring within these programs.

I photographed this giraffe from a very close distance when it came inside to feed. I was amazed how graceful these creatures are.