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A picnic bench half buried following the first weather event to hit Kaiteriteri
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You'd hardly believe that only the day before wind, rain and waves had battered the beach at Kaiteriteri
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An Oyster Catcher enjoys a picnic on the beach at Apple Tree Bay, Abel Tasman National Park
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A singular ray of sunshine just caught this fern leaf, which in turn caught my eye while walking the Abel Tasman
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Bright green foliage abounds high up on Mount Arthur
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The simply stunning Wainui Falls
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A battle through the undergrowth got me to the vantage point I wanted for this image near Wainui Falls
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An ominous looking sky while driving around Collingwood
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We went on a walk to find an old swing bridge, which was no longer there, however, we did find Salisbury Falls which were beautiful.
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The Janie Seddon has been an icon just off the Motueka shoreline since 1955. I first saw it 10 years ago when we visited the area and I have tried all sorts of options to get an image that I really feels suits it......on a very warm morning with the tide coming in I finally got the image I was looking for. Unfortunately I suspect that if this poor old wreck is hit by many more storms it will simply disintegrate where it is.
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Under a crescent moon.
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Disappearing rocks. I was definitely too far out in the water when I captured this image and had to scramble back to shore just in time as the tide comes in very quickly at Motueka.
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A beautiful sunrise reflected in the anchor point on the beach
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Just south of Cape Farewell lies the Whanganui Inlet. A stunning drive on the southern edge of the inlet eventually brought us to this beach.
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Just over those dunes is the amazing Wharariki Beach. This is one of my favourite walks in the area.
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You come out through this tunnel of branches to the top of the Wharaki Beach and see the amazing arches, it's like being transported into a different world.
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Wharariki Beach.....most definitely worth the walk
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Looks like someone was here before me!
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Baby peacock and mother at Wharariki Beach
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The wind blows strongly at Cape Farewell and on this day gave dramatic skies
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As the morning progressed the clouds started to clear and sunlight hit the sea
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Not too difficult to see there is a strong prevailing wind at Cape Farewell
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A very big sky looms over Farewell Spit disappearing into the distance
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Rabbit Island near Mapua took a battering in the storms as we discovered when we went for a walk along the beach, It did have lots and lots of shells on it though making for an interesting image.
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Nelson cathedral may look stark from the outside and not to everyone's tastes but inside it is stunning.
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It seemed everywhere I looked when walking through the Abel Tasman the sunlight was just catching individual leaves.
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Sunrise at Motueka