Tag: new zealand

May 26, 2016 at 10:29 am

What It’s Like to Sail Through 65 Ft Waves and 50 Mph Winds

What It's Like to Sail Through 65 Ft Waves and 50 Mph Winds

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s “HMNZS Otago” sails through a storm in the Southern Ocean with 65 ft swells and 50 mph winds

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April 18, 2016 at 2:30 pm

Emotional Wedding Haka Brings Maori Bride to Tears

Emotional Wedding Haka Brings Maori Bride to Tears

The moving performance will give you chills

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April 11, 2016 at 12:42 pm

Helicopter Golf: A Par 3 in the Sky Overlooking Queenstown

Helicopter Golf: A Par 3 in the Sky Overlooking Queenstown

Take an unforgettable swing from 4,500 ft up!

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February 16, 2016 at 7:30 pm

Drone Captures Sheep Being Herded Across the Grasslands of New Zealand from Above

Drone Captures Sheep Being Herded Across the Grasslands of New Zealand from Above

Mesmerizing drone footage by Tim Whittaker shows hundreds of sheep being herded across the breathtaking grasslands of New Zealand

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August 18, 2015 at 3:34 pm

Snorkelers in New Zealand Get Surprise Visit from Orcas

Snorkelers in New Zealand Get Surprise Visit from Orcas

Snorkellers in Little Barrier, New Zealand got a surprise visit from a pod of Orcas that were circling the island hunting for stingrays in the shallow waters.

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July 28, 2015 at 6:26 pm

Picture of the Day: The Bokeh Panorama

Picture of the Day: The Bokeh Panorama

The Brenizer Method (bokeh panorama) allows for the creation of an image exhibiting a shallow depth of field in tandem with a wide angle of view by use of panoramic stitching techniques in portraiture.

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July 6, 2015 at 4:46 am

Welcome to Baldwin, the Steepest Residential Street in the World

Welcome to Baldwin, the Steepest Residential Street in the World

Dunedin, New Zealand’s is where you will find Baldwin Street, the (hotly contested) steepest residential street in the world.

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May 22, 2015 at 3:33 pm

Watch a Killer Whale Swim Right Underneath this Paddleboarder

Watch a Killer Whale Swim Right Underneath this Paddleboarder

An amazing video has emerged of an orca swimming underneath a paddleboarder off the coast of New Zealand on Monday. The once-in-a-lifetime footage, captured off Kuaotunu beach, shows the killer whale swimming right next to boarder Luke Reilly.

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August 26, 2014 at 11:07 am

The Clearest Lake in the World is in New Zealand

The Clearest Lake in the World is in New Zealand

Located in Nelson Lakes National Park, Blue Lake—also known as Rotomairewhenua—holds the title of the world’s clearest lake. Scientific tests carried out in 2011 by New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) showed Blue Lake to be the clearest natural body of fresh water known to man. According to the NIWA…

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July 8, 2014 at 4:21 pm

Picture of the Day: Purakaunui Falls, New Zealand

Picture of the Day: Purakaunui Falls, New Zealand

Photograph by DANNY XEERO 500px | Facebook | Flickr The Purakaunui Falls are a cascading three-tiered waterfall (20 meters/66 ft tall) on the Purakaunui River, located in The Catlins in the southern South Island of New Zealand. As one of very few South Island waterfalls away from the alpine region, it has long been…

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