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Geography and geology

New Zealand’s isolated position

New Zealand’s isolated position

A far-flung country

A far-flung country

The North Island volcanoes

The North Island volcanoes

The Waimakariri River (1st of 2)

The Waimakariri River (1st of 2)

Coasts

New Zealand’s varied coastline (1st of 3)

New Zealand’s varied coastline (1st of 3)

Kaikōura’s sperm whales

Kaikōura’s sperm whales

Pāua-shell house, Bluff

Pāua-shell house, Bluff

The New Zealand continent

The New Zealand continent

Climate

Storm, February 2004

Storm, February 2004

Signs of the seasons (1st of 4)

Signs of the seasons (1st of 4)

Wellington’s winds

Wellington’s winds

The climate and the land (1st of 2)

The climate and the land (1st of 2)

Marlborough vineyards

Marlborough vineyards

Annual mean air temperatures

Annual mean air temperatures

The bush and its plants

Erosion on East Coast hill country

Erosion on East Coast hill country

North Island conifer-broadleaf forest

North Island conifer-broadleaf forest

Beech forest, Arthur’s Pass National Park

Beech forest, Arthur’s Pass National Park

The bushline

The bushline

Taking to the hills (1st of 3)

Taking to the hills (1st of 3)

New Zealand flax (1st of 3)

New Zealand flax (1st of 3)

Snow groundsel (<em>Dolichoglottis</em>)

Snow groundsel (Dolichoglottis)

Kāingaroa Forest showing recently logged area

Kāingaroa Forest showing recently logged area

Fauna

Hunted to extinction (1st of 3)

Hunted to extinction (1st of 3)

Predators (1st of 3)

Predators (1st of 3)

Endangered birds (1st of 2)

Endangered birds (1st of 2)

The tuatara (1st of 2)

The tuatara (1st of 2)

Land snail (<em>Wainuia urnula</em>) eating an earthworm

Land snail (Wainuia urnula) eating an earthworm

Koaro (<em>Galaxias brevipinnis</em>)

Koaro (Galaxias brevipinnis)

Whitebaiting

Whitebaiting



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