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Best Scenery / Wildlife spots

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I recently got talking to a person in CHCH who is keen on some back country videoing (professional type stuff of NZ nature scenes and wildlife). I've got a few places in mind so might get them out to view photos of areas I've been and looking at potentially going out with them to some of these spots (love videography myself).

Keen on any recommendations, so spit out your most scenic spots or most likely to see wildlife, fish, birds, rustic scenes, photogenic huts, awesome rivers, land formations, mountains, etc. I'm mainly interested in South Island stuff (Canty and wider afield) but throw in any ideas and even a few photos as I'm sure it will be of interest to many others too.

Couple of preloaded photos of some good areas without taking the time to rummage:

Pinnacles
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Mt Hutt
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Help youself to these if you want.
mesopotamia Station

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Spanish Bayonet or to you Southroners....... Spaniard

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Pukaki towards Cook
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Here is a random selection I have.

Doubtful Sound
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Sod Cottage, Blenheim
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Maruria Falls
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Steam train, Lake Brunner
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Lake Wanaka, Upper
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Obelisk
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Stone wall, Otago
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Arthurs Pass, June 2006
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Punchbowl, Arthurs pass
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All Snowed in
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Castle Hill
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Road Rail Bridge, West Coast
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Castle Hill
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Here are some from my favorite place, Mackenzie basin
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living in the buller area if you havnt been here before even just the trip through the gorge is impressive let alone the opararah arches and all the other out of the way places ie: old mine sites the deniston platau four mile charleston totara radcliff ridge in seddonvile the charming creek walkway ............ the list could go on for ages :roll: :mrgreen:
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nuts wrote:living in the buller area if you havnt been here before even just the trip through the gorge is impressive let alone the opararah arches and all the other out of the way places ie: old mine sites the deniston platau four mile charleston totara radcliff ridge in seddonvile the charming creek walkway ............ the list could go on for ages :roll: :mrgreen:


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where i was last week lake Rotomahara mt tawawera
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these were taken in the kohaihai just north of karamea
the swing bridge
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freedom camp area( even toilets )
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the river
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river mouth
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