Nugget point in the catlins.

New Zealand fur seals at play near Nugget Point, The Catlins.

Nugget Point is one of the most iconic landforms on the Otago coast. You'll find many seabirds, including penguins, gannets and spoonbills, and a large breeding colony of fur seals. At the tip there is a lighthouse surrounded by rocky islets - The Nuggets. Awesome place to be.

Sunrise Nugget Point

Southland, New Zealand

The Catlins, New Zealand South Island

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A cool, cloudy day. Stopped briefly to take these really interesting rock formations on the way to see Nugget Point lighthouse. It took me several tries, but I managed to finally get a couple of vantage points I liked. Hope you do too!

I haven't had time to take any photographs recently, so here are a few old scans from a trip to New Zealand some years back.

The note on the slide says "Nugget Point", which would indicate that this was taken on South Island somewhere near Dunedin. However, I can't really recall taking this photo. Looks spectacular enough anyway!

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Sunrise at Nugget Point.

A cool, cloudy day. Stopped briefly to take these really interesting rock formations on the way to see Nugget Point lighthouse. It took me several tries, but I managed to finally get a couple of vantage points I liked. Hope you do too!

Nugget Point, Otekura, New Zealand South Island.

Car hubcaps found on a short stretch of unsealed road. Glad I have alloys that do not shake off.

It's been quite a number of years since my last visit to Nugget Point. The new viewing platforms are just amazing. You can clearly see why they needed a Lighthouse here.

Looking down at Nugget Point and The Nuggets from viewing platform next to the lighthouse.

Nugget Point is one of the most iconic landforms on the Otago coast. Located at the northern end of the Catlins coast down the road from Kaka Point, this steep headland has a lighthouse at its tip, surrounded by rocky islets (The Nuggets). The point is home to many seabirds, including penguins, gannets and spoonbills, and a large breeding colony of fur seals. Roaring Bay, on the south coast of the tip of Nugget Point, is home to a small colony of yellow-eyed penguins.

(Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nugget_Point)

The path leading to the historic landmark Nugget Point Lighthouse and its amazing surrounding rock and island formations

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