Slightly off the beaten track in the Central Plateau

Sailing on Lake Taupo at dusk with the magnificent coloured backdrop of the three volcanos on the Central Plateau

Rich agricultural land around Tangiwai (SH 49)

The drive into the Tongariro Alpine crossing carpark

Amazing plethora of mossy and lichen type alpine plants clinging to the rocks/lava in the extreme terrain high up on the Central Plateau

Mounts Taranaki and Ruapehu in the same frame

The extreme terrain of the rural and remote National Park in central New Zealand

Redwoods magic

Redwoods walking platform

Early morning mist at Turangi

Tiniroto Hawkes Bay

Whakapapa skifields in summer

Whakapapa volcanic terrain in summer

Railway bridge in the National Park with Ruapehu in the background

The Central Plateau volcanos

Long exposure of the Central Plateau volcanos silhouetted above Lake Taupo as night falls

The Central Plateau volcanos after sunset as seen from Taupo

Rangaitikei River flowing through deep canyons near Managaweka

This stunning canyon view is less than 100m of SH 1in the Manawatu- Whanganui region , the obvious picture taking locations showed only the RHS of the bend but after scouting around , fighting through trees/long grass etc look what I discovered.

Low cloud skipping through the Central Plateau

Changing conditions - When I entered the Desert Rd at the Turangi end there was practically no visibility with dense low cloud, half way through this was the scene and 5 minutes later there wasn't a cloud in the sky .

part of the 360 degree views from the top of the volcano Mt Tuahara on the outskirts of Taupo, This is looking back to the South (the lake is off screen on the right) and Mt Ruapaehu is obscured by cloud about a 1/3rd of the way in from the right

Huge colourful volcanic rocks on Ruapehu

The lookout at the top of Mount Tauhara, a dormant volcano on the outskirts of Taupo. There are 360 views of the local agricultural land, Taupo township itself and this one that catches a bit of the lake as well as the volcanoes in the Central Pateau (if you zoom in)