{"id":5542,"date":"2013-01-30T14:12:25","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T13:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/?p=5542"},"modified":"2025-07-12T21:58:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T20:58:47","slug":"southern-alps-from-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Alps from the sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had a spectacular view of the New Zealand Southern Alps whilst flying towards Christchurch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/01\/30\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/southern-alps-1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/01\/southern-alps-1-680x638.avif\" alt=\"Southern Alps\" width=\"680\" height=\"638\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5543\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/01\/30\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/southern-alps-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/01\/southern-alps-2-594x680.avif\" alt=\"Southern Alps\" width=\"594\" height=\"680\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5544\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a spectacular view of the New Zealand Southern Alps whilst flying towards Christchurch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[586],"class_list":["post-5542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-southern-alps","last-post"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Southern Alps from the sky - Ryan Hellyer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I had a spectacular view of the New Zealand Southern Alps whilst flying towards Christchurch.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Southern Alps from the sky - Ryan Hellyer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I had a spectacular view of the New Zealand Southern Alps whilst flying towards Christchurch.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ryan Hellyer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-01-30T13:12:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-12T20:58:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/01\/southern-alps-1-680x638.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ryan Hellyer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ryan Hellyer\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/\",\"name\":\"Southern Alps from the sky - Ryan Hellyer\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/01\/southern-alps-1-680x638.avif\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-01-30T13:12:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-12T20:58:47+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/#\/schema\/person\/a2dbb3835ebf13f64495544ac7e2483d\"},\"description\":\"I had a spectacular view of the New Zealand Southern Alps whilst flying towards Christchurch.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-NZ\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-NZ\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/01\/southern-alps-1-680x638.avif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/01\/southern-alps-1-680x638.avif\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Southern Alps from the sky\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/\",\"name\":\"Ryan Hellyer\",\"description\":\"One man. One camera. Many exciting adventures.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-NZ\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/#\/schema\/person\/a2dbb3835ebf13f64495544ac7e2483d\",\"name\":\"Ryan Hellyer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-NZ\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/344653ee76e4fc90cb406062cd8a6fc04977571f5eb09af7ae58736249d65f98?s=96&d=monsterid&r=x\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/344653ee76e4fc90cb406062cd8a6fc04977571f5eb09af7ae58736249d65f98?s=96&d=monsterid&r=x\",\"caption\":\"Ryan Hellyer\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/ryanhellyer\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Southern Alps from the sky - Ryan Hellyer","description":"I had a spectacular view of the New Zealand Southern Alps whilst flying towards Christchurch.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Southern Alps from the sky - Ryan Hellyer","og_description":"I had a spectacular view of the New Zealand Southern Alps whilst flying towards Christchurch.","og_url":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/","og_site_name":"Ryan Hellyer","article_published_time":"2013-01-30T13:12:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-12T20:58:47+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/01\/southern-alps-1-680x638.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Ryan Hellyer","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ryan Hellyer"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/","url":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/","name":"Southern Alps from the sky - Ryan Hellyer","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/01\/southern-alps-1-680x638.avif","datePublished":"2013-01-30T13:12:25+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-12T20:58:47+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/#\/schema\/person\/a2dbb3835ebf13f64495544ac7e2483d"},"description":"I had a spectacular view of the New Zealand Southern Alps whilst flying towards Christchurch.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-NZ","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-NZ","@id":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/01\/southern-alps-1-680x638.avif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/01\/southern-alps-1-680x638.avif"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/southern-alps-from-the-sky\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Southern Alps from the sky"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/","name":"Ryan Hellyer","description":"One man. One camera. Many exciting adventures.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-NZ"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/#\/schema\/person\/a2dbb3835ebf13f64495544ac7e2483d","name":"Ryan Hellyer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-NZ","@id":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/344653ee76e4fc90cb406062cd8a6fc04977571f5eb09af7ae58736249d65f98?s=96&d=monsterid&r=x","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/344653ee76e4fc90cb406062cd8a6fc04977571f5eb09af7ae58736249d65f98?s=96&d=monsterid&r=x","caption":"Ryan Hellyer"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/","https:\/\/x.com\/ryanhellyer"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5542"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8577,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5542\/revisions\/8577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}