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Mason Bay

Mason Bay from the North

Mason Bay from the North

Descending down off the hill above Mason Head offers a great vista of the intire length of Mason Bay, one ...   More ▶︎
Little Hellfire Beach

Little Hellfire Beach

Ironically quite a bit bigger then Big Hellfire Beach, this is looking South down the beach. The other side of ...   More ▶︎
Rakiura National Park

Rakiura National Park

New Zealand's newest and southernmost park, on Stewart Island.   More ▶︎
Mason Bay looking south,evening,at Ernest Islands.

Mason Bay looking south,evening,at Ernest Islands.

Stewart Island.Taken close to Cavalier Creek where we`d stayed at one of the hunters` huts.Great place to spend time-exploring,watching,collecting,photograghing,thinking.South of ...   More ▶︎
Stewart Island Interior

Stewart Island Interior

Taken from the ridge an hour South East of Hellfire Pass, looking East inland to what is basically one giant ...   More ▶︎
Mason Bay stretches to the South

Mason Bay stretches to the South

The Southern loop carries on that way down the beach.   More ▶︎
Mason Bay Sunset

Mason Bay Sunset

The end of a perfect day.   More ▶︎
Mason Bay Hut

Mason Bay Hut

Mason Bay hut   More ▶︎
Homestead Hunters Hut

Homestead Hunters Hut

Basic hut maintained by the Rakiura Hunter Camp Trust near Island Hill Homestead on Stewart Island.   More ▶︎

North West Circuit

The classic Stewart Island coastal journey known widely for its mud, abundant birdlife and beautiful beaches. Links with the Rakiura ...   More ▶︎
Mason Bay Kiwi

Mason Bay Kiwi

Completely unfazed by the humans looking at it, this kiwi spent a couple of minutes strolling across the lawn at ...   More ▶︎
Nicest Hut Ever

Nicest Hut Ever

Mason Bay hut. Sun, sand, surf, a mowed lawn for spreading wet gear out on and a fresh water creek ...   More ▶︎

Martins Creek Hunters Hut

Basic hut maintained by the Rakiura Hunter Camp Trust near Mason Bay Hut on Stewart Island.   More ▶︎
Hellfire Pass Hut

Hellfire Pass Hut

Hellfire Pass View

Hellfire Pass View

Taken from the top of the pass looking North East towards Codfish Island.   More ▶︎
Hellfire Pass Sand dune

Hellfire Pass Sand dune

At Hellfire Pass you are actually standing ontop of a sand dune 220 metres tall stretching a kilometer inland. This ...   More ▶︎
Big Hellfire Beach

Big Hellfire Beach

Taken from near the foot of the sand dune looking South. The rocks in the middle of the picture are ...   More ▶︎
Stewart Island Swamp

Stewart Island Swamp

This one is thankfully boardwalked. Heading North East across the middle of the island the track leaves the massive sand ...   More ▶︎
One of the natives(kiwi)

One of the natives(kiwi)

Kiwi can be seen,commonly,by day,consequence of a lack of predators.Imagine my surprise,when emerging from our tent site in the manuka ...   More ▶︎
View of Codfish Island,on Stewart Is.Ernest Is and Mason Bay in foreground.

View of Codfish Island,on Stewart Is.Ernest Is and Mason Bay in foreground.

Keeping away from the maddening crowd as much as possible,we headed down to Doughboy Bay.Paradise.Watched kiwi and did a little ...   More ▶︎