Showing posts with the label New Zealand

Decorating Fences With Trash, The New Zealander Way

Dec 9, 2017

New Zealanders have a unique way of discarding their trash—they hang them on fences. Bras, boots, toothbrushes, bicycles, everything that ha...

The Kauri Driving Dams

Sep 14, 2017

The Kauaeranga Valley in New Zealand's North Island was once covered in vast kauri forests. The trees were immense with thick, straight ...

This Rocky Wall Was Created By The New Zealand Earthquake

Dec 1, 2016

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that stuck the South Island of New Zealand on November 14, 2016, have changed the geography of the region, part...

The Gibbs Farm Sculpture Park

Nov 29, 2016

Just north of Auckland, overlooking the expansive Kaipara Harbour, is the private park of New Zealand businessman, entrepreneur and avid art...

The Town of Bull Puns

Oct 27, 2016

One hundred sixty kilometers north of Wellington, in New Zealand, at the junction of State Highways 1 and 3, lies the small town of Bulls. Y...

Frying Pan Lake of New Zealand

Jun 18, 2016

The Frying Pan Lake in Waimangu, New Zealand, is one of the largest hot pools in the world. Its acidic waters stay at about 50–60° centigrad...

Mount Taranaki And Egmont National Park

Jan 14, 2016

Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island, is said to be one of the most symmetrical v...

The World’s Most Depressing Place Names

Oct 26, 2015

There are some really sad places on earth. Countries torn by war and violence. Countries reeling under poverty. Those places are truly depre...

The Lost Pink and White Terraces of Lake Rotomahana

Sep 17, 2015

In the Rotorua district, in northern New Zealand, about 25 kilometers to the east of the city of Rotorua, were two small lakes known to the ...

Auckland’s Utility Boxes Get Graffiti Makeover

Jul 31, 2015

Auckland-born artist Paul Walsh has been painting telephone utility boxes around his home city since 2013 with animal characters inspired b...