This is the eleventh design in the New Zealand Retro Poster collection, this time branching out from Fiordland to include scenic Mount Cook. This photo, made popular as a postcard and taken by KV Bigwood in 1953, shows Keith Stirling, his horse and collie sheep dogs...
The caves that gave Te Anau its name were rediscovered by Wilson Cameron Campbell and his friend Lawson Burrows. Bedazzled with glowworms, they became one of the town’s greatest tourist attractions. In 1947 the two men started Fiordland Travels, transporting visitors...
While Orca venturing inside Milford Sound is a pretty rare occurence, it can sometimes happen. They are most often seen at the entrance, close to the coast of Fiordland. I’m not sure if anyone has seen them as far in as Harrison Cove, but it could be in the...
Patea / Doubtful Sound is the deepest of New Zealand’s 14 fiords. Early Māori named the fiord Patea, meaning ‘place of silence’. The fiord branches into three arms. Hall Arm is considered the most scenic, thanks to the still reflections and uniquely formed sheer cliff...
Humpback whales pass Milford Sound every year on their migration route towards their summer feeding grounds in Antarctica. Many of these are from populations that breed along the east coast of Australia. They feed on krill along the Fiordland coast, and on occasion...
