North of Auckland, New Zealand

Here are some pictures from a short trip to New Zealand in March, for the wedding of the fantastic Andy and Karl. We spent a wonderful few days just north of Auckland, where there were plenty of beaches, great food, and excellent people assembled for the wedding. We went snorkelling at Goat Island and saw eagle rays hanging out in the kelp forest, did yoga on the beach, and were lucky to see a couple of very rare takahe roaming inside a predator-free park.

Tawharanui beach, New Zealand.

Surfers at Tawharanui.

Flax.

Super rare Takahe!

The green hills of the Auckland region.

Beach time!

Goat Island marine reserve.

Pohutakawa reaching for the sea.

Tawharanui beach reflections.