Cook Strait

With the Cook Strait between New Zealand’s North and South Islands in the way, the easiest option was to take a domestic flight — one of hundreds that zip across the country every day.

In March, he set a new world record for the fastest swim across the Cook Strait - the waters between New Zealand's North and South Islands.

Ferries that cross the Cook Strait to link the North and South Islands leave nearby.

Spatial ecologist Kim Goetz prepares an acoustic recorder for deployment in New Zealand’s Cook Strait to capture the calls of marine mammals.

One day, we were catching 25-knot gusts on whitecaps at the edge of Cook Strait.