Northern South Island, NZ: Scenery

Photos taken from the roadside or on short walks in the northern regions and the West Coast of Te Waipounamu (South Island), Aotearoa New Zealand. See here for the southern part of the island and here for the central part, Canterbury.

Tasman (Te Tai-o-Aorere)

Cape Farewell and Golden Bay (Mohua)

Track to Wharariki Beach, Cape Farewell.

One of the Archway Islands, Wharariki Beach.

Toward Puponga Hilltop Track, Wharariki Beach.

Road to Cape Farewell.

The Grove Scenic Reserve, Clifton.

Labyrinth Rocks, Tākaka.

Pikikirunga Range, east of Tākaka.

Ligar Bay, from Abel Tasman Monument.

Tākaka Hill and Canaan Downs

There is no path directly from Gorge Creek Lookout to the top of Harwood’s Hole. I would know, because I tried to find one. So the only place to see Harwood’s Hole is from the official lookout, 40-50 meters below Gorge Creek Lookout.

Upper Tākaka Valley, from Tākaka Hill Walkway.

Lower Tākaka Valley.

Harwood's Hole Track, Canaan Downs.

Harwood's Hole Track.

Harwood's Hole.

Gorge Creek Lookout, Harwood's Hole Track.

Riuwaka Resurgence

The Riuwaka emerges from Tākaka Hill’s limestone cave system.

The Resurgence.

Riuwaka River.

Skull Rock with Habsburg jaw.

Sandy Bay and Towers Bay

Split Apple Rock (Toka Ngawhā), Towers Bay.

Towers Bay.

Motuareronui (Adele Island) & Sandy Bay.

Nelson (Whakatū)

Nelson from Boulder Bank.

Miyazu Japanese Garden.

Botanical Hill - 'Centre of New Zealand'.

Marlborough (Te Tauihu-o-te-waka)

“Te Tau Ihu” is also used to refer to the more northerly parts of both Marlborough and Tasman, as well as all of Nelson.

Havelock.

Approaching Taylor Pass from the south.

Near Taylor Pass.

Toward Blenheim from Taylor Pass.

Back toward Taylor Pass.

Blenheim.

West Coast (Te Tai Poutini)

Buller District, inland

Springs Junction, Maruia River valley.

Buller River & Mt William Range, Berlins.

Sandflies need to eat, too. Cafe at Berlins.

Buller District, coastal

Looking south from Cape Foulwind, near Westport.

North toward Cape Foulwind.

Flourishing harakeke.

Paparoa Range. Mt Uriah prominent center-right?

Pancake Rocks at Dolomite Point, Punakaiki.

Sunset at Pancake Rocks.

N, from Pancake Rocks twd Perpendicular Point.

Other than the Pancake Rocks, I hadn't seen photos of the Buller-Grey coastline before visiting. This looks a lot like my imagination of the southeastern Australian coast - which I have never visited. I would have been surprised to learn it was in NZ.