New Zealand

Consisting of two main islands and situated in the southern Pacific Ocean, New Zealand is a country of contrasting beauty and breathtaking, varied landscapes.

Glaciers and Volcanoes

In the South Island are giant glaciers; while in the North Island are towering active volcanoes.  In between are spectacular coast-lines and fast-flowing rivers and a countryside ranging from gentle rolling green pasture to sparse, untouched, rugged terrain, from deep clear lakes and fiords to hissing geysers and boiling mud pools.

Flora and fauna

New Zealand has an abundance of lush vegetation, native forests and bush, long deserted beaches and an amazing variety of unique wildlife.

Due to isolation from other landmasses and a lack of predatory mammals in the early times birds, bats, and reptiles flourished. Without predators, many bird species in New Zealand, such as the kiwi, became flightless or semi-flightless. The only indigenous mammals in New Zealand are bats and we are extremely fortunate in not having any snakes or dangerous spiders to worry about. All other wild mammals in New Zealand arrived with humans.

The daytime skies and cloud formations are quite amazing and the illuminated skies at night can be absolutely breathtaking.