Colin Monteath / Mitre Peak reflecting in Milford Sound in winter at dawn, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Thomas Marent / Creek flowing through temperate rainforest, Fjordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Hiker looking at Mt Cook, known locally as Aoraki, from Malte-Brun, Southern Alps, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tail, New Zealand

Mark Moffett / Giant Weta (Deinacrida heteracantha) female held by researcher Mike Meades, this largest Weta species is found only on Little Barrier Island, New Zealand Weta in hand, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tail, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tail, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tail at sunset, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) group jumping, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Fiordland Crested Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) courting couple allopreening each other, Monroe Beach, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tail, New Zealand

Colin Monteath/ Hedgehog House / Ice, Franz Josef Glacier, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Colin Monteath/ Hedgehog House / Forget-me-not (Myosotis sp) flowers and high clouds at dawn with Mt. Sefton (left) and Aoraki reflected in the Tasman River Valley, Mount Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Pingao Grass (Desmoschoenus spiralis) in sand dunes, Mount Tasman, Mount Cook, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mount Tasman at sunset seen from Mount Fox, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

Eric Sohn Joo Tan / Red-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae), New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Tasman and Torres Peaks, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Halcombe Peak and Fox Glacier, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Tasman and Torres Peaks, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mount Crosscut at dawn, Routeburn Track, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Stream under Ben Ohau Range, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Fast flowing stream through Tasman River flats at dawn, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Lake Grassmere Basin, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mount Aspiring reflected in high mountain lake, Cascade Saddle, Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mount Sefton and Mount Cook, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mount Tasman and Mount Cook reflected in Lake Matheson, South Island, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Western peak of Mount Elie de Beaumont, seen from Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Western peak of Mount Elie de Beaumont, seen from Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Ice floes in lake, Tasman Glacier, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Ice floes in lake, Tasman Glacier, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mount Sefton and ice partially covering Mueller Lake, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Folded limestone layers, Kaikoura, North Canterbury, New Zealand

Piotr Naskrecki / Kidney Fern (Trichomanes reniforme), New Zealand

Piotr Naskrecki / Treefern (Cyathea sp) group lining creek, Rimutaka Forest Park, New Zealand

Piotr Naskrecki / Wellington Weta (Hemideina crassidens) group in tree which is cut and fit with glass to allow tourists to see inside, Karori, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Lake Mapourika with mist rising off water, Westland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Native plant seedlings in protective plastic shields for reclamation of native forest, Punakaiki, west coast, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Plastic crushed at recycling plant, Kaikoura, North Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / No dumping of garbage sign, Otago, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) group in pasture, South Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Sunset reflection of Lake Matheson with Mount Tasman and Mount Cook, Westland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Sunset reflection of Lake Matheson with Mount Tasman and Mount Cook, Westland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Sunset reflection of Lake Matheson with Mount Tasman and Mount Cook, Westland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Hut after fresh snowfall, Tasman Glacier valley with Malte Brun and Liebig Range in background, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Dawn reflection of Lake Matheson with Mount Tasman and Mount Cook, Westland National Park, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Stratocumulus clouds above ocean, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Stratocumulus clouds, Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Hollyford River in mountain gorge, Fjordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Subtropical rainforest near Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Stream in subtropical rainforest, South Island, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Subtropical rainforest near Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Stream in subtropical rainforest near Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Southern Alps seen from Gillespie's Beach, South Island, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Silver Tree Fern (Cyathea dealbata) group near trail in subtropical rainforest near Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Warning sign warning of presence of poison to hikers and pet owners, Karamea, South Island, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) herded by shepherd along gravel road in Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) herded by shepherd along gravel road in Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Two Sisters, Tongaporutu, north New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Winter dawn reflection of Mount Christina, Darran Mountains, seen from Key Summit, Fjordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Lake Matheson reflection with predawn winter light on Mount Tasman and Mount Cook, near Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Frosty winter dawn from ridge above Grey Lake with Hawkdun Range behind, central Otago, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Dorothy Falls after winter rain storm, near Lake Kaniere, Hokitika, New Zealand

Rob Brown / Totara (Podocarpus totora) tree, Rakiura National Park, New Zealand

Rob Brown / Orchid (Earina mucronata) group flowering, Port William, Rakiura National Park, New Zealand

Rob Brown / Moria Gate Arch, Oparara Valley, Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Oparara River near Oparara Basin Arches, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Tree Fern (Cyatheaceae) forest, Inland Pack Track, Paparoa National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Nikau (Rhopalostylis sapida) palm fruiting body near Karamea, Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Windblown dry grass on hills near Seddon with storm clouds overhead, Marlborough, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mount Sefton with terminal Mueller Lake below and hotel, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Dorothy Falls, near Lake Kaniere, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Rain clouds gather at dusk, Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / St Bathan's Range from Hawkdun Range in winter, central Otago, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / New Zealand Flax (Phormium sp) along shore near Okarito, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Kea (Nestor notabilis) conservation sign placed throughout Southern Alps to help protect threatened kea population, Milford Sound, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Penguin road crossing sign, Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Waiau Falls, North Island, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Mitre Peak at dawn, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Mitre Peak at dawn, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Lady Knox Geyser erupting, Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland, Rotorua, New Zealand

Kevin Schafer / Kidney Fern (Trichomanes reniforme) leaf in rainforest, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mount Cook, Godley and McCauley Valleys from Two Thumbs Mountain Range, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Snow dusted mountains near Two Thumbs Range, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mount Cook, Godley and McCauley Valleys from Two Thumbs Mountain Range, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Key Summit and reflection at dawn, Routeburn Track, World Heritage Site, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Key Summit and reflection at dawn, Routeburn Track, World Heritage Site, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mitre Peak at sunset, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mitre Peak at sunset, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Theo Allofs / Mount Ngauruhoe as seen from hiking trail, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand

Theo Allofs / Toetoe (Cortaderia sp) grass, New Zealand

Ross and Diane Armstrong / Mangrove (Rhizophoraceae) roots sprouting, Matapouri Estuary, Northland, New Zealand

Rob Brown / Sunset on Mount Cook, Southern Alps, New Zealand

Guy Vickers / Moon and stars over hut, Egmont National Park, New Zealand

Grant Stirling / New Zealand Flax (Phormium sp) flower, New Zealand

David Macleod / Sunset on storm clouds near Mount Cook, New Zealand

Lynda Harper / Pine (Pinus sp) and Larch (Larix sp) plantation, Golden Downs Forest, New Zealand