A Trip Around New Zealand
New Zealand, home to some 4.3 million residents, is currently hosting the 2011 Rugby World Cup, the largest sporting event ever held in the island nation. Citizens of Christchurch are still recovering from the February earthquake, with some returning to their homes and parts of the business district being rebuilt. In August, the Winter Games NZ were held on several mountaintops and other venues, featuring skiing, snowboarding, and more. Runners in Dunedin tackled the "Steepest Race in the World," and groups of rugby fans organized a male-female naked match. Collected below are photographs of some of these events and more from all around New Zealand over the past few months.
A competitor performs in the Snowboard Big Air during day 12 of the Winter Games NZ at Cardrona Alpine Resort, on August 24, 2011 in Wanaka, New Zealand. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
The view overlooking Lake Wanaka from Treble Cone ski resort, on July 28, 2011 in Wanaka, New Zealand.(Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Hope Greenway wears a hard-hat as she works at Bells Pharmacy, where fallen products still litter the floor in the Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Lyttelton, on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, after a series of recent aftershocks caused more damage to the earthquake affected city. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Greg Bowker)
An Emperor Penguin stands on a beach on Kapiti coast June 20, 2011. The bird's arrival, the second ever recorded according to New Zealand's Department of Conservation, has caught the public's attention as Emperor Penguins usually live in Antarctica, more than 3,000 km (1,864 miles) away. (Reuters/New Zealand Government-Department of Conservation)
Men in traditional clothing ride on Segways after the re-enactment of the first match rugby ever played in New Zealand in Nelson, on September 20, 2011. The celebration re-enacted the original rugby match played between Nelson College and Nelson Rugby Club in Nelson on May 14, 1870. (Reuters/Marcos Brindicci)
Local farm owner Brendan McDonnell tends to his cattle in Johnsonville as snow continues to fall across New Zealand, on August 16, 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand. Snow has hit areas of the country not normally affected, including Auckland's CBD which has not seen snow for 72 years. (Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
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