Coromandel Peninsula

Wairere Falls, 150 m high

Tapu, Coromandel West Coast

 huge Square Kauri, 1200 years old

talkative Tui

Driving Creek Railway: two story bridge

DCR: pottery wherever you look at

Fantail Bay

Coromandel Walkway

Fletchers Bay

New Chums Bay: white sandy beach just for ourselves

Cathedral Cove

Hot Water Beach

gold mining at Waihi

mural with a scene of the "golden time", Waihi

Tauranga

Te Puke

Kiwifruit

Kiwi vines

Papamoa Hill

sunset in Tauranga

flea market at the "old village" in Tauranga

view from Mt. Maunganui

bird feeding at the bird gardens near Kerikeri

Rotorua

choir rehearsal in Rotorua, quite the same as in Switzerland...

lots of fun at the dancing at the RSA

cinema with earthquake shaking in the Museum of Rotorua

early mud bath treating in Rotorua

view from the museums roof terrace

Kawhia-Hamilton

kayaking in Kawhia

digging a own "hot pool" at the beach

cooking dinner with our gas cooker

sunset at Raglan Bay

autumn scenery in the Gardens of Hamilton

gardens with various themes: American New Age

intrusive pukeko around our picnic place in Hamilton

well prepared for our night stroll in the forest nearby to see the Rotoruas glowworms

Tongariro National Park

our homestay hosts Elizabeth and William in Rotorua

Huka Falls, Taupo

a rest at Lake Rotopounamu near Turangi

Mt. Ruapehu with fresh snow (2797 meters)

frozen track in the morning at Tongariro Crossing

volcanic rock formations

Mt. Ngauruhoe (2291 meters) in its full brightness in front of us for the three hours of the climb

turquoise Emerald Lakes

view back to the two highest volcanos of the Tongariro National Park

red crater next to Mt. Ngauruhoe

stinking sulphuric steam at the slope of Mt. Tongariro

East Coast - Gisborne - Napier

Whakatane - Bay of Plenty

Bruno enjoying the waves at Ohope Beach

the most easterly lighthouse in the world

sunrise at East Cape

Tolaga Bay

Cooks Landing Place 1769

sheep as guards of Cook's Memorial

a hole in the wall....

heavy winds at Cook's Cove

Longest Wharf of the South Hemisphere at Tolaga Bay

Young Nick, Gisborne: the first to see land in 1769

Captain Cook, Gisborne

sunrise in the most easterly town of the world in Gisborne

Young Nick's Head: "Land!"

Morere: Hot Pools beautiful located in the forest

Visit and tasting at CJ Pask Winery where our host Marilyn works

vines all over in Hastings and surroundings

colourful Art Deco buildings in Napier

nice old houses built on beautiful spots with a view over the bay

sunset at Napier