"High above Lake Matheson"

Alone at a popular lake, no one else is around to see the last light hit these mountains.

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In awe.
Southern Lights over Wānaka, from Mount Iron.
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Author Richard Wolfe on RNZ Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan talking about his latest book The Passing of the Forest.

Listen on:
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

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Diamond Lake, Wānaka.
This was from September last year, it was still wintery at that point, but the track was far less icy than it had been a few weeks before.

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John Daly-Peoples reviews The Passing of the Forest
by Richard Wolfe for New Zealand Arts Review:
nzartsreview.org/2026/10/06/t...

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The rocks seemed to mimic the mountains in the background, with the reflections on the lake leading the eye towards Mount Aspiring.
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A dreamy scene at Lake Hawea, before sunrise, with a strangely pink sky. I needed a long exposure as the light level was still quite low, and a telephoto lens.

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Sunset view of the Minarets from Wānaka, framed by the Peninsula and Mount Burke.

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Early morning at Waterfall Creek.
The lake level had recently gone down, so the rocks were very slippery!
Somehow I didn't fall in the lake.

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The Passing of the Forest by Richard Wolfe will be out in all good bookstores from 8 October.
Read more and see sample pages:

oratia.co.nz/general/the-...

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Early morning views at Arrowtown, from Tobins track.

New Zealand

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"Grazing at the View"

A sheep with a view of Matukituki Valley and Mount Aspiring in the distance.

Rocky Mountain, Wānaka

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"Last Light at Upper Clutha"

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Sunset at Milford Sound

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Lake Matheson as the sun goes down.

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Sunrise over Lake Wanaka

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Ship Creek on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, where the coast meets the forest and wetlands.

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Submerged tree in Lake Hawea, June 2025.
It caught my eye a few weeks prior, so I came back when the lake was calm.

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Looking back towards Wānaka from The Neck, getting distracted by viewpoints at the start of a road trip to the West Coast.

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Black and white photo taken at Lake Hawea, looking towards Sentinel Peak, as the light breaks through the clouds.

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