Sights & Sounds

A collection of scenic locations in New Zealand shown through photos and videos with sound.

Sights & Sounds

Snow on Queenstown Hill and mountains around Lake Wakatipu

See a video of spectacular winter scenery around Queenstown with snow on the Remarkables and Cecil Peak set against the blue water of Lake Wakatipu as seen from Queenstown Hill.

Queenstown winter festival fireworks

See and hear the spectacular fireworks that went off to mark the beginning of the 2010 Queenstown winter festival.

Benmore Dam Waitaki Valley South Island New Zealand

Learn about Benmore Dam in the Waitaki Valley on the South Island of New Zealand and see a short video of this impressive piece of construction.

Yellow autumn trees and boat near Lake Dunstan New Zealand

Picture of a red boat on an inlet of Lake Dunstan surrounded by mountains and yellow trees in Lowburn during autumn in Central Otago New Zealand.

Fall foliage at Lake Benmore, Waitaki, New Zealand

Photo of yellow poplars and green pine trees surrounding and set against the incredibly light blue water of Lake Benmore during the fall foliage season in New Zealand in Waitaki.

Fall foliage and birdsong at Glendhu Bay, Wanaka, New Zealand

Listen to the birds, see the peak of Mount Aspiring, and enjoy the yellow fall foliage and waters of Lake Wanaka in this video of Glendhu Bay, Wanaka, New Zealand

Fall foliage at Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

Photo of yellow-orange fall foliage on five trees beside the turquoise blue waters of Lake Tekapo in Tekapo in Mackenzie country, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Sounds of the Matukituki River, Wanaka, New Zealand

Listen to the relaxing and soothing sounds of the Matukituki River, and see the flowing water and yellow autumn trees in this video of the Matukituki River in Mt. Aspiring National Park north of Wanaka, New Zealand.

Hawkdun Range and sheep, Central Otago, New Zealand

Photo of grazing sheep with a slightly snow-capped Hawkdun Range in the background in Central Otago, New Zealand.

Crashing sea waves at Kaikoura during a winter storm

Watch and listen to this video of violent sea waves crashing onto the Kaikoura coast during a winter storm that hit New Zealand in July 2008.

God beams above Lake Wanaka, Wanaka, New Zealand

Photo of dark clouds hanging over Lake Wanaka and crepuscular rays breaking through the clouds and shining down on Lake Wanaka in Wanaka, New Zealand.

Lake Camp near Hakatere, Canterbury, New Zealand

Photo of Lake Camp, one of the most scenic lakes in the Hakatere-Potts region located in the Ashburton district in Canterbury, New Zealand.

Soothing sounds of Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown

Listen to the soothing sounds of and see the crystal clear blue water in this video of Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown, New Zealand