Well, two months have past already, but it feels a lot more like two days. Although the holiday craze did slow me down a little bit I still managed to see a fair share of things.
So here's a few shots from the last few weeks!
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Black Sand Beach at Raglan |
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Pohutukawa tree, also known as New Zealand Christmas Tree. |
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Lighthouse at Cape Reinga, New Zealand's northernmost point. |
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Manuka Forrest, Source of delicious and expensive Honey. |
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90 Mile beach, as the name suggests exactly 55 miles long. Officially used as a public highway. |
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Tane Mahuta, ancient Kauri tree, and largest still standing. The girth, circumference at breast height, is over 15 meters. The tree in total is over 42 meters tall giving it a volume of around 516 cubic meters of timber. |
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Important message! The ancient Waipoua forest is threatened by Kauri Dieback, a fungal disease. At the moment only some paths are open as new disinfecting stations are being built. |
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The Kauri Museum at Matakohe. Great place to visit! |
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Size comparison of some known large Kauri from the past. the innermost black ring resembles Tane Mahuta at 5.56m diameter. |
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And to put the age of these trees into perspective |
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Little Fantail |
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Pet Emu |
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Didn't realize they could be so cuddly. |
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However, care must be taken as they are very quick with their feet which sport inch-long razor-sharp claws |
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I never knew they had such amber eyes |
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2 day old donkey foal |
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