Bluff and beyond

Kennedy's moment of anguish on the Tour Aotearoa

Rata in bloom greets visitors to the Hardwicke settlement site in Port Ross, Auckland Island

Rata flower in the Auckland Islands

Visitors from expedition ship Le Laperouse learn about the Victoria tree on Auckland Island

Keith Springer (blue jacket) discusses the history of the Victoria tree near Hardwicke settlement

Though inscribed almost 150 years ago, the serifs of some of the surviving letters on the Victoria tree remain sharp

In 1865, the ship Victoria searched the Auckland Island coastline for castaways. A rata stump was inscribed with a message that the ship was "in search of shipwrecked people"

Moss hummock strewn with rata stamens, Hardwicke settlement site

Rata canopy, Hardwicke settlement

Orchid at Hardwicke settlement site

Orchid at Hardwicke settlement site

Orchid at Hardwicke settlement site

Ferns at Hardwicke settlement site

Port Ross coastline is an artist's palette of colour

Boulder-strewn Port Ross coastline is drenched with greenery

Arch reveals a secluded enclave in Musgrave Inlet, Auckland Island

Juvenile yellow-eyed penguin near boardwalk on Enderby Island

Zodiac returns visitors to Le Laperouse