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Lyttelton, South Island, New Zealand
South Island, New Zealand
Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand
Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand
Banks Peninsula
Lake Hāwea
New Zealand: Aoraki/Mount Cook
New Zealand: South Island
Waitaki River
sheep grazing, South Island, New Zealand
Forest restoration in New Zealand
Behold the incredible autumn scenes in Otago, southeastern South Island, New Zealand
Women farmers in New Zealand
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