A kowhai tree in flower

                                          Walking back from the lake

                                           Looking for sharks' teeth

                         Another beach to search for fossilized sharks' teeth.

                                             Black swans on the lake

                                                      A nikau tree

                                                     In the DOC nursery.

    Another attempt to avoid the reflections. I think I need to trim it down.

In the Dept of Conservation office they had these stuffed rare black robins.

                      Getting up close and personal with a datura flower.

                                                   A datura flower

                                          An old house on the island.

 Ash from the Oruanui eruption from the Taupo Cauldera. This was the Big One of c26,500 years ago.

                                      A weka scuttles across the road.