12 views Kiwis don't want you to see

NEW ZEALAND is comprised of two main Islands, North Island (Te Ika-a-Maui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu), and various small islands peppered across the Tasman Sea. One of the last places on Earth to have been settled by humans, its remote and dramatic nature remains largely undeveloped, and the country’s mountain peaks and volcanic landscapes have attracted countless outdoor lovers in search of unspoiled nature.

Here are 12 views that New Zealanders would rather keep to themselves.
1. Milford wild sunset

Milford Wild Sunset by Soniel Dalumpines on 500px

Milford Sound is a fiord located in the beautiful Fiordland region in the southwest of South Island.

Soniel Dalumpines

2. Moeraki Boulders

Moeraki Boulders by Yan Zhang on 500px

Between Moeraki and Hampden, the Moeraki Boulders are unusually large and spherical rocks lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on South Island’s Otago coast.

Yan Zhang

3. Lake Matheson

Mirror Lake by Patrick Marson Ong on 500px

One of the main tourist destinations at Fox Glacier is Lake Matheson — famous for its reflections of Aoraki/Mt Cook and Mount Tasman.

Patrick Marson Ong

4. Mount Cook

Desperate Measures by Kah Kit Yoong on 500px

Kah Kit Yoong

5. Fields of lupins

Lupin Flower by Kongkrit Sukying on 500px

Kongkrit Sukying

6. Mount Taranaki

A prelude by Dylan Toh & Marianne Lim on 500px

Dylan Toh & Marianne Lim

7. Lake Tasman, Mount Cook

Lost In Blue Velvet. by Darren J Bennett on 500px

Darren J Bennett

8. Mount Ollivier

From Here To Eternity by Dylan Gehlken on 500px

Dylan Gehlken

9. Lake Coleridge

Behind the Storm by Joel Bensing on 500px

Rainbows appear after a storm at Lake Coleridge on South Island.

Joel Bensing

10. Sunset over the Tasman Sea, Greymouth

Sunset over Tasman Sea by AtomicZen : ) on 500px

AtomicZen

11. Deep south

Imagine by David Diehm on 500px

David Diehm

12. Sibbald Ranges

In The Clear by Timothy Poulton on 500px

Timothy Poulton