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Buddha statue - Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple - Auckland NZ

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Rainy reflections - Victoria on the River - Hamilton NZ

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Spring Daffodils - Centennial Park - Rotorua NZ

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Whakakai Stream Waterfall - Karakariki Scenic Reserve

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Waikato River Explorer - Wellington St Beach Wharf - Hamilton NZ

Taken while catching up with a mate over coffee next to the Waikato river.

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Afternoon sun at the Rewi Maniapoto Reserve

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The village paddock, Whatawhata

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Lake Waahi, Huntly NZ

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Glenbrook Vintage Railway Christmas Trains

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Hamilton Christmas Tree 2019, New Zealand’s biggest Christmas Tree

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Sanctuary Mountain, Waipa NZ

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Whangarei from Mount Parihaka

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Te Rerenga Wairua/Cape Reinga. Te Rerenga Wairua means the leaping-off place of spirits. Here the Tasman Sea is to the west and Pacific Ocean to the east. I’ve wanted to visit this place since I was a teenager. :)

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Vintage Centennial Park, Rotorua NZ

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Sunset at Manukau Heads Lighthouse

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Government House, Rotorua

Currently under rennovations

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Rewi Maniapoto Reserve, Kihikihi

In 1881 the government granted Rewi Maniapoto a one-acre section at Kihikihi, where a large house was built for him. From his verandah Rewi supervised the building of a monument to himself, donated by Sir George Grey. The unveiling of the monument, pictured here, was held on 24 April 1894. Two months later Rewi died and was buried at its base. A prominent Kīngitanga leader, Rewi is remembered for his military prowess during the war of 1863–64 and for leading the final Māori stand in Waikato at Ōrākau, 5 kilometres to the east.