In the realm of elves and fairies and before the success of "The Lord of the Rings" on the legendary Routeburn Track, 1986
Sutherland Falls und Lake Quill, Fiordland, South Island
Arrival in Wellington, cab driver Michael shows (from the glove compartment) his life as an immigrant, 1986
Since their son passed away, the Brehaut couple have been traveling with the parakeet on vacation, Lake Tekapo, 1986
Maori Haka for the Prince of Wales on Waitangi Day, February 6, 1994
john and Donna initially allowed "Just one picture" - as Maori they question the Treaty of Waitangi, 1994
Mt. Tasman, Mt. Cook and the glacier plateau of the Fox Glacier, South Island, 1986
The autumn muster of 14,000 sheep in the Garvie Mountains, 1986
The highlight of the two-week drive is the extremely steep crossing of George Creek,1986
The sheep are scattered across 20,000 hectares of brown tussock land and need to be found, 1986
Waiting for better weather in the historic "Jack Mack's Hut", Musterer in the Garvie Mountains, 1986
Farm manager "Sharky" on the "long drop" at the hut in the snowy Garvie Mountains, 1986
The photographer had never been on a horse before, here in the Garvie Mountains he had to use horse power, 1986
With the fresh supplies we were flown to the Garvie Mountains, 1986
Hiker's paradise, Heaphy Track, South Island
Those days we camped on the foreshore of Milford Sound with mountain tent and rental car, 1986
Our camping pot was simply too small for a freshly caught lobster, 1986
Jackie shows the so-called "Cheddar Extra Tasty", which was one of the three types of cheese back then in 1986
Spectacular West Coast; Punakaiki or Pancake Rocks near Paparoa, South Island, 1986
Slow Travel. Greg and his dairy cows, West Coast Road, 1986
Tranquil life in the gold rush settlement on Gillespies Beach, West Coast, 1986
Teatime with the Shaw brothers, gold diggers at Gillespies Beach, 1986
Fred and Myrtle in their Paua shell house, Bluff, South Island, 1986
Okarito School House, New Zealand's smallest youth hostel set against the backdrop of rainforest and the Southern Alps, 1986
Sheep dogs are indispensable in New Zealand and even like to ride motorcycles, 1986
Dogs and sheep in a pickup truck after a hard day's work, 1986
A lap dog and classic fish'n'chips wrapped in newspaper, 1990
Waiting in the morning mist for the first bus, rural South Island, 1986
Champagne Pool, crater lake in Rotorua, 1986
The crater lake of Ruapehu never freezes over, Tongariro National Park, 1986
Guided glacier hike on the Franz Josef Glacier in Westland, South Island 1986
Crossing Sugarloaf Stream on the Routeburn Track, 1986
View over Wet Jacket Arm to Long Island, one of the many sounds in Fiordland National Park, 1991
Deer Hunting by helicopter in remote Fiordland National Park, 1986
The once introduced red deer became a pest in the rainforests of Fiordland,1986
The hunter jumps out of the helicopter and searches for a "netted" deer,1986
Deer Hunting by helicopter is a wild and dangerous hunt, 1986
Mount Cook or Aorangi, the "cloud piercer" 1986
Urupukapuka and Waewaetorea Islands in the Bay of Islands, North Island 1990
Town centre, supermarket with post office and phone box in Ahipara, North Island, 1986
The smoke from a traditional hangi oven stings the eyes of even moko-adorned Maoris, 1994
The art of the Moko was long considered extinct, Te Urewera peninsula 1994
The artist Hundertwasser in his eco-house in the Bay of Islands, 1994
Hundertwasser designed and proposed a new New Zealand national flag, 1994
The artist Hundertwasser on his ship "Regentag", above his proposed national flag (fern koru), Bay of Islands 1994
Hundertwasser accepts our invitation to dinner in our camper, 1994
Hundertwasser brings his own home-baked bread as a gift, 1994
Gus Watson leads an independent life despite paraplegia, even mowing the lawn is no problem, 1988
The only thing Gus can no longer do is go to the bathroom he once built himself, 1988
Three young female jockeys in their "silks", Auckland 1986
"Where are they going?" - Horse racing is very popular in New Zealand, Auckland 1986
Lawn bowling is a popular outdoor team sport for Kiwis, North Island, 1986
Pupils of Christ's College in their school uniform, Christchurch, 1986
Keri Hulme built her own timber house in Okarito on the West Coast, she won the Booker Prize in 1985, 1990
Permanent parker on the west coast, 1986
Gannets have been breeding on a rare mainland colony, Muriwai, North Island, 1990
Whale Watching near Kaikoura, sperm whale on the east coast of the South Island, 1986
Paddling in the gorges of the Oparara Basin Kahurangi National Park, West Coast near Karamea, South Island, 1996
Mouth of the Arthur River into Milford Sound, Fiordland, South Island 1996
Barry Brickell, potter was also known for his own narrow-gauge railroad in Coromandel, 1986
Dan in wheelchair, 75, founded the Wilderland Community, Coromandel, North Island, 30 years ago, 1986
The labyrinth home and office of architect Ian Athfield and his family overlooking Wellington Bay, 1986
Detail of designer, Clare Athfield's studio tower, Wellington 1990
Kiwi kids and seagulls love fish & chips, Wellington 1986
Old Maori lamentation woman "Kuia" at a traditional Tangi, a funeral service, Tekaha, North Island, 1986
ANZAC Day in Kaitaia, a veteran proudly displays his medals, Kaitaia, 1986
Tussock grasses line the 970 meter high Lindis Pass in Otago, South Island, 1986
Tongariro National Park, a change in weather visible , North Island,
The old Ketetahi hut above Lake Rotoaira, Tongariro National Park, 1986
The last of their kind: drovers. Six months on the road with 800 cattle, East Cape, North Island, 1986
Father, daughter and dog attend a sheep dog trial, 1986
Cathedral Cove can only be reached on foot, Coromandel, North Island, 1986
The coast is never far away in New Zealand, here near Auckland Piha beach, 1992
Hot Water Beach provides a hot bath at low tide, Coromandel, North Island, 1990
Rex, a farmer with his dogs in the fog, Banks Peninsula, 1986
A shearer with his well earned meal, Tarawera, North Island, 1986
Workers in a wool warehouse in Napier, North Island, 1986
Women from the Pacific Islands celebrate a service in the parish hall, Auckland 1986
Nugget Point lighthouse with its rocky islets, the South Island, Otago Coast, 1991
Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, 1986

Pictures from New Zealand 1986-96

After the success of "Pictures of a World Tour" (where we both met), we chose New Zealand as our first joint book project. On a low budget, with a rusty Toyota and a cramped mountaineering tent, we traveled the land of our antipodes for six months. We let ourselves drift "according to plan" (still in the analog age), following invitations and coincidences. With the shepherds of the Garvie Mountains, the painter Hundertwasser or the Maori Rastafarians on the East Cape, we found extraordinary people and perspectives. In the 1980s, these islands at the other end of the globe were still barely developed in a tourist sense - and that had its own special charm. In 1986, "New Zealand" was our second illustrated book in the publishing program of our own KaJo publishing house. Further New Zealand volumes followed until 1997, including with other publishers.