Sunrise on Lake Wanaka from the mouth of Bullock Creek near the town center and dinosaur park children’s playground A summer “chop” on Lake Wanaka from the prevailing nor west winds in summer. The edge of Ruby Island to the right June 2017 – Black Peak in the back ground of this Lake Wanaka photo,… Continue reading The many moods of Lake Wanaka
Category: NZ Regions
How best to look after our precious New Zealand waterways – a personal view by Laurel Teirney of Wanaka
A personal view by by Laurel Teirney, a former manager at Ministry of Fisheries The success of the community based/scientist/agency approach we adopted for looking after the whole of the Fiordland, and then the Kaikoura Marine Areas makes me feel we’ve struck on a “magic” formula that just might apply to our lakes and rivers… Continue reading How best to look after our precious New Zealand waterways – a personal view by Laurel Teirney of Wanaka
Snow in May does not stay, so old timer skiers in Wanaka say
A selection of photos of the early season snow around Wanaka- most of them are in the Cardrona Valley. Click on any image to begin a manual slide show… [AdSense-A]
Black petrels (Taiko) return to Great Barrier Island (Aotea) natal colony ~ Rachel Hufton, Ecologist reports…
Mt Hobson (Hirakimata) on Great Barrier Island at 621m, is home to the largest breeding colony of black petrel (Taiko) Procellaria parkinsoni. The geologically and ecologically captivating slopes of Mt Hobson comprise semi-mature forest with remnants of ancient and precious conifer forest. The woodland assemblage combines endemics such… Continue reading Black petrels (Taiko) return to Great Barrier Island (Aotea) natal colony ~ Rachel Hufton, Ecologist reports…
New Zealand’s clean green image – a couple of points of view
New Zealand’s clean green image personified in the Strath Taieri ~ photo Southern Light For the third summer running now in Mt Aspiring National Park, I interact with many tourists intent on being the overseas equivalent of a New Zealand tramper. Most know our “Clean Green” marketing ploy is not what it seems, and that… Continue reading New Zealand’s clean green image – a couple of points of view