New Zealand . August 2002 . North Island

auckland's sky tower
maori wooden sculpture at the national museum
a maori town hall for meetings with depictions of their ancestors o...
cute lizard guy
solarized photo of a door at a cafe
countryside outside of auckland
no idea what this is, but it looks fun
maori intimidation glance at a demonstration/show
wooden maori sculpture outside village
"zorbing" is rolling down this hill in this ball. dry w/ harness or...
i went strapped to the wall and dry (it was cold out!)
this "door" stays open the whole time
Napier, an art-deco city on the east coast of the north island
NZ was full of arty little gourment cafes like this one
there is one sheep for every three people in New Zealand
driving around the country was gorgeous
Wellington harbor from the hotel
Te Papa Museum in Wellington
the amazing weta bug
outside a maori temple, in a museum
Mr. Bun bakery in Wellington
more beautiful countryside
hobbit land
ahead of the chartered boat are the poor knights islands
natural arch at the Poor Knights islands
i dove through these natural arches underwater
the Poor Knights offer some of the finest SCUBA in the world
another view from the ferry
this is the northern tip of the south island
another view of the northern tip of the south island
you take a ferry between the two islands. kiwis can take their car...