The strange rock formations dotted across the high plateaus of Turkey's Central Anatolia region were formed by a huge volcanic eruption three million years ago. Over time, the ash, lava and mud deposited by the eruption were eroded, creating the area's bizarre 'fairy-chimney' geography, which exists nowhere else on earth.
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The week-long festivities have been full of colour ahead of Waitangi Day. Photos / Dean Purcell and Alyse Wright
5 C-130H Hercules transport aircraft retire with a nationwide flypast. Photos / NZME
From 6,000 there could be only 3 winners. But there were plenty of really good pictures that came close
NZ Herald Summer Holiday Photography Competition entries
NZ Herald Summer Holiday Photography Competition entries...
NZ Herald Summer Holiday Photography Competition entries
NZ Herald Summer Holiday Photography Competition entries
NZ Herald Summer Photo Competition online gallery of entries...
NZ Herald Summer Photo Competition online gallery of entries...
NZ Herald Summer Photo Competition online gallery of entries...
NZ Herald Summer Photo Competition online gallery of entries...
NZ Herald Summer Photo Competition online gallery of entries...
NZ Herald Summer Photo Competition online gallery of entries...
NZ Summer Holiday competition entries from New Year's Week
NZ Herald Summer Holiday Photo Competition - entries from 24th - 26th December
NZ Herald Summer Photo Competition - first days entries - Day 1 and 2
A selection of cartoons from Herald cartoonist Rod Emmerson over the past year
Stunning images from the awards that celebrate the beauty of science
Doctors have told Paige Suisted she has 18 months to live. She is determined to live each moment to the fullest.
The TRYathlon has inspired kids for over 30 years
From frozen trees to sunrise over the desert, these landscape pictures show the world in a beautiful light.
Sculpture in the Gardens at the Auckland Botanical Gardens. Photos / Michael Craig
Winners of the New Zealand Geographic Awards selected from over 6000 entries.
The Government is welcomed to the Waitangi grounds as protesters disrupt David Seymour's speech. Video / Alyse Wright
The government was formally welcomed onto e Treaty Grounds with a pōwhiri. Video / Alyse Wright
President Donald Trump says the United States will take control of war-torn Gaza, as he addresses reporters at the White House after talks with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
