A southern royal albatross flies in front of the navy frigate Te Kaha as she sits at anchor in Port Ross during Operation Endurance at the northern end of Auckland Island.
A young sea lion in the dracophyllum and rata forest at camp Cove on Auckland Island.
Tortured rata trunks at Camp Cover on Auckland Island.
Tattered remains of a notice stuck inside the low roof of the now derelict castaway hut at Camp Cove on Auckland Island.
Snares, the northern most island of the sub-Antarctic group is renowned for its sky being almost black with birds in flight at dawn and dusk.
The luxury cruise ship Orion at anchor in Carnley Harbour. Orion is one of five cruise ships permitted to land passengers at the sub-Antarctic Islands this year.
Naval crew on the bridge guide Te Kaha into Carnley Harbour on Auckland Island.
Te Kaha ploughs through a heavy sea in the Southern Ocean.
Images from Otago Daily Times Illustrations Editor Stephen Jaquiery's recent trip to the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands. These pictures are from Auckland Island, the main island of the Auckland Islands, 465km from Bluff. Photos are by Stephen Jaquiery and are available for purchase at Otago Images.