Whanganui National Park, Retaruke, New Zealand Jan 28, 2026

Whanganui National Park showcases one of New Zealand"s most distinctive river landscapes. Established in 1986, the park covers about 741 square kilometres across the central North Island, with the Whanganui River tracing long, quiet bends through dense forest. Although the river is not officially within the park"s boundaries, it shapes nearly everything around it, including the Whanganui Journey—one of New Zealand"s designated Great Walks.

© Matthew Micah Wright/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jan 28, 2024Channel Country, Australia
Jan 28, 2025Short-eared owl

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Dec 12, 2025Spotted poinsettia
Jan 3, 2026Staubbach Falls at Lauterbrunnen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Dec 5, 2023Castles in the Bavarian Alps
Oct 31, 2024Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sep 7, 2025Gdańsk, Poland
Jan 26, 2025European beech forest, Belgium
Nov 4, 2023American bison
Jul 3, 2024Meerkat family
Jul 28, 2025Yurts in Mongolia
Jun 6, 2024Greater flamingos at Pont de Gau Ornithological Park, Camargue, France
Jan 20, 2026Gentoo penguin, Petermann Island, Antarctica
Dec 12, 2023Poinsettias
May 29, 2024Eurasian otters
Nov 27, 2025Eastbourne Pier, England
Dec 18, 2023Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA
Feb 22, 2026Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
Apr 5, 2025Gaztelugatxe islet at sunset, Basque Country, Spain
Apr 15, 2024Château de Chambord, France
Mar 2, 2025Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia
Jul 20, 2024The Moon
Jan 10, 2026The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee at sunrise, Zermatt, Switzerland
Nov 21, 2024Lion cubs, South Africa
Oct 15, 2023European hedgehog
Jan 10, 2025Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
Jul 3, 2025Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida, United States
May 17, 2024African elephants, Tanzania
Mar 31, 2025Ostuni, Apulia, Italy
May 14, 2024Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, USA
Nov 25, 2025Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Nov 13, 2023Serra de Tramuntana, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain