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New Zealand, North Island / Aotearoa - 2022
Rotorua
Pōhutu - the "big splash"
Bob at the geyser
Geyser
Geyser at twilight
Hot springs
Steam vent
Geyser run-off
Mudpot
Mudpot
Mudpot
Te Puia, Rotorua
A place that changes you
Te Puia entrance at night
Bob at Te Puia entrance
Woodwork
Working the wood
Carver at work
Face on fascade
Redwoods Treewalk
Redwoods Treewalk
Redwood Tree Walk
Bob on Redwood Treewalk
Redwoods Treewalk night tour
Redwood Treewalk light show
Redwood Treewalk light show - morepork
Maori entrance
Building near redwoods treewalk
Scion's Innovation Hub, Te Whare Nui o Tuteata, in Rotorua
Longmile Road
Building is featured in ArchitectureNow
Rotorua, New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
On the road
Morepork
Maori carving
Maori carving
Maori carving
Maori carving
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Canon R5
Statue
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Canon R5
Statue
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Canon R5
Bob with sculpture
Bob
Bay of Plenty near Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Bob with sculpture
Bob
Bay of Plenty near Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Gecko sculpture
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Canon R5
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Canon R5
Coiled bark
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Canon R5
Tirau
Tirau
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Tirau
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Tirau
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Silver kiwi
Kiwi()
Family: Apterygidae (kiwis)
Tirau
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Dogmum
Tirau
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Te Iringa
Te Iringa
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Wetlands
Te Iringa
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Bench marks
Benches
Te Iringa
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Makatote viaduct
()
Family: ()
New Zealand 2022
December 12, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Auckland
Auckland tower
Bob and the tower
Painted steps
NZ Battery monument
Lord of the Fries
Mural
Hell
Sculpture
Sculpture of girl and pig
Sculpture
Auckland Art Gallery
Portrait of facial art
Tatoos
Auckland Art Gallery
New Zealand 2022
December 16, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Portrait of facial art
Tatoos
Auckland Art Gallery
New Zealand 2022
December 16, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Art students
Auckland Art Gallery
New Zealand 2022
December 16, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Chartwell goat
Journaling Chartwell goat
Portrait of the artist
Art
Aspells
Whatever
Clocktower
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand 2022
December 16, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Gazebo
Three dog university
Rainbow bench
Benches
Auckland Botanic Garden
New Zealand 2022
December 15, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Dream Peace chair
Jewish cemetery
Headstones
Jewish cemetery
New Zealand 2022
December 15, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Jewish cemetery
Jewish cemetery
New Zealand 2022
December 15, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Gate
Jewish cemetery
New Zealand 2022
December 15, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Rosa
Jewish cemetery
New Zealand 2022
December 15, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Christmas virus
Drop zone
Power couple
Moa electrical box
2 women
Bagels
Flying bagels
Limited time bagel
Bob and Best Ugly Bagels
Eggs benedict
Auckland Botanic Gardens
Entrance
Auckland Botanical Garden
New Zealand 2022
December 14, 2022
Canon 7D Mark II
Bridges
Auckland Botanical Garden
New Zealand 2022
December 14, 2022
Canon 7D Mark II
Drawing a tree
Auckland Botanical Garden
New Zealand 2022
December 14, 2022
Canon 7D Mark II
Kiwi woman sculpture on bench
Benches
Kiwi (Apteryx)
Family: Apterygidae
Auckland Botanical Garden
New Zealand 2022
December 14, 2022
Canon 7D Mark II
Brick chair in field
Auckland Wharf
Ferry building
Coral Princess
Ian
Ian's tatoo
Bob and Ian
Ian's art
Sam and the Queen
Māngere (near the Airport)
Stacked shipping containers
Māngere (near the Airport)
Auckland, New Zealand 2022
December 25, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Take my picture
Kiwi International Airport Hotel
Māngere (near the Airport)
New Zealand 2022
December 25, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Auckland airport
Target on his back
Cheeeze
Destination Noumea
Wellington
Museum of New Zealand
Museum of New Zealand
Converging on museum
Love locks
Sign
Free fall
New Zealand 2022
December 11, 2022
Canon 7D Mark II
Boop 1970
Wellington Botanic Garden
Rudder stone sculpture
Amthst car
Booklovers B&B
Booklovers B&B
Booklovers in painting form
Bob at Booklovers
B at Booklovers B&B
Booklovers bookshelf
But I changed all that
Guyon and Bob
Zealandia
Gazebo
Matiu / Somes Island
Approaching Somes
What's up dock?
Maori portal
Lighthouse
Wellington Harbor ferry
Wellington from Somes
Karo busters
Quiz answers
Painted cabinet
Little blue penguin - the mural of the story
View from Somes
White sculptures
Lava Glass
Taihape
Bush walk sign
Tongariro National Park
Gollum's pool
Bob at Gollum's pool
Daisies in the rocks
Stream
Camouflaged outhouse
Towards Tongariro
Chateau Tongariro
Tongariro National Park
New Zealand 2022
December 9, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Hotel Ruapehu
Tongariro National Park
New Zealand 2022
December 8, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Soup
Hotel Ruapehu
New Zealand 2022
December 8, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Kiwi crossing
Waitomo
Waitomo caves reception area
Carving
Waitomo caves reception area
New Zealand 2022
December 13, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Waitomo caves logo on shirt
Waitomo cave entrance
Stalactites
Nascent stalactite
Many droplets
Ruakari bush walk
Waitomo, New Zealand
December 12, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Stream
Ruakari bush walk
New Zealand 2022
December 13, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Cave
Ruakari bush walk
New Zealand 2022
December 13, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Otorohanga
Kia ora - Otorohanga district
Otorohanga district
New Zealand 2022
December 13, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
()
Family: ()
New Zealand 2022
December 13, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Fat kiwi cafe
Waireka
Honeybee sign
Waireka Honey Shop
Waireka, New Zealand 2022
December 12, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Honey stuff
Waireka Honey Shop
Waireka, New Zealand 2022
December 12, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Beeing Bob
Men are like chocolates
Ohakune
Giant carrot
Bob in Bulls
Biogeography
Fungi
Redwoods Treewalk
Rotorua, New Zealand
December 6, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Rust on tree
Lichen
Tube lichen
Lichen
Flora
Purple flower
Purple flower
En route to Rotorua
Rotorua, New Zealand
December 6, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Yellow lily
Family: Campanulaceae (bellflower family)
Wharf
Auckland, New Zealand
December 16, 2022
Canon R5
Plantago
En route to Rotorua
Rotorua, New Zealand
December 6, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Berries
En route to Rotorua
Rotorua, New Zealand
December 6, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Buttercup
Orange flower
En route to Rotorua
Rotorua, New Zealand
December 6, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Daisy
Manuka
Calla lily
Canna
Gum
Morning glory in dill
Tree fern
()
Family: ()
New Zealand 2022
December 12, 2022
Canon 7D Mark II
Fern
Kawa squared
Oak
()
Family: ()
Zealandia
New Zealand 2022
December 10, 2022
Canon 7D Mark II
Zealandia
New Zealand 2022
December 10, 2022
Canon 7D Mark II
Banksia
Euphorbia
()
Family: ()
Auckland Botanical Garden
New Zealand 2022
December 14, 2022
Canon 7D Mark II
()
Family: ()
Auckland Botanical Garden
New Zealand 2022
December 14, 2022
Canon 7D Mark II
Fern
Monterey pine
Plantain
Arthropods
Glow worm
Glow
Worm
Wētā
Variable cicada
Cricket
()
Family:
Ruakari bush walk
Waitomo, New Zealand 2022
December 12, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Moth
()
Family:
Ruakari bush walk
Waitomo, New Zealand 2022
December 12, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Cabbage white on brassica
Spider with prey
Spider petaling
Spider nest
En route to Rotorua
Rotorua, New Zealand
December 6, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Baby spider
En route to Rotorua
Rotorua, New Zealand
December 6, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Cave beetle
()
Family: ()
New Zealand 2022
December 12, 2022
Canon 7D Mark II
Zealandia
New Zealand 2022
December 10, 2022
Canon 7D Mark II
Stick insect
Planaria
Marine invertebrates
Handy crabs
Fish
Eel
Reptiles
When tuataras hide
Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
Family: Sphenodontidae (tuataras)
Order: Rhynchocephalia (rhynchocephalians - monotypic order)
Otorohanga, New Zealand 2022
December 13, 2022
Canon R5
Tuatara
Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
Family: Sphenodontidae (tuataras)
Order: Rhynchocephalia (rhynchocephalians - monotypic order)
Zealandia
Wellington, New Zealand 2022
December 10, 2022
Canon R5
Mammals
A bunny thing happened
Sheep at the door
Sheep face
Sheep
Road kill
Common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
New Zealand 2022
December 8, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
LOTS of birds
Tūī
Swamphen
Swamphen
Injured swamphen
Grebe
Silver gull
Gull on a bench
Gull
Gull eggs
Incoming
Oystercatcher
Oyster catcher with limpet
Kaka
Kaka
Rosella
()
Family: ()
Auckland Botanical Garden
New Zealand 2022
December 14, 2022
Canon R5
Duck
Blue
Morepork
Morepork
Hawk
California quail
California quail and chicks
Pied
Varius
Swallow
Common chaffinch
Philomelos
Song thrush with worm
Merula
Blackbird
Sparrow
Sparrow on the road
()
Family: ()
Auckland Botanical Garden
New Zealand 2022
December 14, 2022
Canon R5
Otorohanga
Silver eyes
Silvereye close
Stitchbird
Bellbird
Myna
Starling
()
Family: Sturnidae (starlings, mynas)
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Canon R5
Miles to go
Lapwing feet
Pigeons
Pigeon feet
Pigeon
Kingfisher
Kiwi
Kiwi
Kiwi
Kiwi
Kiwi
Baby kiwi, Bob and Anna
Stuffed kiwi
Zombie kiwi with egg
Kiwi painting
Kiwi (Apteryx)
Family: Apterygidae (kiwis)
En route to Rotorua
New Zealand 2022
December 6, 2022
Canon R5
Kiwi hotel
Kiwi (Apteryx)
Family: Apterygidae (kiwis)
Kiwi International Airport Hotel
Māngere (near the Airport)
Auckland, New Zealand 2022
December 24, 2022
Canon R5
Kiwi hotel
Kiwi (Apteryx)
Family: Apterygidae (kiwis)
Kiwi International Airport Hotel
Māngere
Auckland, New Zealand 2022
December 24, 2022
Pixel 6 Pro
Kiwi hotel
Kiwi (Apteryx)
Family: Apterygidae (kiwis)
Kiwi International Airport Hotel
Māngere
Auckland, New Zealand 2022
December 25, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Kiwi hotel
Kiwi (Apteryx)
Family: Apterygidae (kiwis)
Kiwi International Airport Hotel
Māngere
Auckland, New Zealand 2022
December 25, 2022
Canon 7Dmark2
Kiwi statue
The Trip Itinerary - December 4 - December 17, 2022, December 24 - December 25, 2022
December 4, 2022 Saturday - SFO to Auckland, New Zealand
- Breakfast at Arcadia Place
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- Dinner on the plane
- Airport pick up
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December 5, 2022 Sunday lost day
- Cross the dateline en route - lost day
December 6, 2022 Monday Auckland to Rotorua
Arrive Auckland
Shuttle to Enterprise Rent-a-car
Drive to Rotorua
Check in - Executive on Fenton
Drive to The National Kiwi Hatchery at Rainbow Springs to verify the location
Grocery store
December 7, 2022 Tuesday - Rotorua
Te Puia tour - culture, geysers
Kiwi Experience at The National Kiwi Hatchery at Rainbow Springs
Return to Te Puia to take more photos
Redwood canopy walk by night
Executive on Fenton
December 8, 2022 Wednesday - Rotorua to Tongariro National Park
Redwood canopy walk by day
Mudpots at Wai-O-Tapu (main geyser field was closed = lots of disgruntled visitors)
Taihape
Drive to Tongariro and continue to hotel
The Park Hotel Ruapehu
Dinner at the hotel - soup and garlic bread
December 9, 2022 Thursday - National Park to Wellington
Tongariro National Park
Two waterfall hikes
Short hike to Tawhai Falls (Gollum's Pool)
Stop at Chateau Tongariro
Long hike to Taranaki Falls
Drive to Wellington
Booklovers B&B - Jane
December 10, 2022 Friday - Wellington
Zealandia - day visit
Booklovers B&B
December 11, 2022 Saturday - Wellington
Breakfast at Book Lovers
Jane drove me to the ferry dock
Somes Island by ferry
Matiu / Somes Island
Walk aroubnd harbor area
Meet up with Guyon
Thai food on Cuban Street
Guyon drove me back to Book Lovers
Zealandia night tour
Booklovers B&B
December 12, 2022 Sunday - Wellington to Waitomo
Night hike at Ruakari Bush Walk with Mel
December 13, 2022 Monday - Waitomo to Auckland
Morning hike at Ruakari Bush Walk
Waitomo Cave boat tour
Rain!
Otorohanga Aviary
Flatbush Holiday Accommodation
Drive to Flatbush kind of near Auckland airport
Repack everything
Eat in - food that I had brought
December 14, 2022 Tuesday - Auckland
December 15, 2022 Wednesday - Auckland
8:00 Appointment at Consulate to get temporary passport
Breakfast - eggs benedict
Walk around cruise ship docks
meet Ian Watson and friends
December 16, 2022 Thursday - Auckland
Auckland Art Gallery
Meet art students and Sachin
Walk in Albert Park
University of Auckland - bio department
Walk in Park
Meet up with Sachin, walk to his place for chai and snacks
December 17, 2022 Friday - Auckland to Noumea
December 24, 2022 Noumea to Auckland
Airport shuttle to Auckland International Kiwi Hotel
Walk around cemetary across the street
Walk to store - apple and ice cream
December 25, 2022 Auckland to SFO
Breakfast at hotel - Eggs Benedict
Pack and store luggage
Walk to Māngere Lagoon via cemetery
Airport shuttle to airport
United Airlines to SFO
Everything, everywhere, all at once
Explorer - documentary
Pick up by Wendy at airport
Acknowledgements
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Anne Firth Murray
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Guyon Neutze
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Carol and Roger Jackman
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Sachin Arya
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Tom Trnski
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Ian Watson
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Jane Tolerton
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Mel Vecerik
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Lili Cantlay
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Jean Roger
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Wendy Max
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Aaron Kofman
Last modified: March 28, 2024
Created: December 27, 2022 (from newcaledonia2022.html)
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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Rotorua
New Zealand 2022