New Zealand Photo Diary

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New Zealand's rugged south island. PHOTO: Ben Gavelda

New Zealand's rugged south island. PHOTO: Ben Gavelda

I joined Forum for a stint down unda this past summer. Andreas Wiig, Pat Moore, Jake Welch, Austen Sweetin, Alek Oestreng provided the shredding and entertainment. Good times, good crew. There’s a full feature on our trip to New Zealand in the April issue. The landscapes are so dramatic down there I had to share some more shots.

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A little boarder statue at Ohau resort. The green nephrite jade in his eyes is a Maori treasure called “pounamu” (greenstone), and only found in NZ’s South Island, “The land of greenstone water” or “Te Wai Pounamu” in Maori. PHOTO: Ben Gavelda