Alpine flowers at their best

kakabeak, Whau & kohekohe flower

Alpine flowers at their best

Autumn colours at their best

Pohutu- kawa
          flowers

Rata flowers

Kowhai, kotukutuku & rewarewa flower

Sea elephants and sea lions haul out along southern coasts

Sea elephants and sea lions haul out along southern coasts

Westland petrels nest

Gannets at nesting colonies

Gannets at nesting colonies

Albatrosses at Taiaroa

Albatrosses at Taiaroa

Cattle Egret overwinter

Kotuku & Royal Spoonbills nest

Petrels and shearwaters at breeding colonies

Ducks move to sanctuaries for shooting season

Petrels and shearwaters at breeding colonies

Little Blue, Yellow-Eyed & Fiordland Crested Penguins nest

Birdsong at best

Kiwi nesting

Small passerines move to lowlands

South Island waders move north

Waders depart

Waders arrive. Juveniles overwinter

Best times for walking tracks

Best times for walking tracks

Avalanche danger in alpine areas