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

Whanganui National Park, Retaruke, New Zealand

Whanganui National Park showcases one of New Zealand"s most distinctive river landscapes. Established in 1986, the park covers about 286 square miles 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, 2018Winter scenery near Kuhmo, Finland
Jan 28, 2019Ancient groves in Australia
Jan 28, 2020US Coast Guard: Protecting us for 105 years
Jan 28, 2021Avatars of the Wolf Moon
Jan 28, 2022Short-eared owl
Jan 28, 2023The Bahamas as seen from the ISS
Jan 28, 2024Channel Country, Australia
Jan 28, 2025Short-eared owl

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Nov 17, 2024Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands
Feb 21, 2026Red fox, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Jul 8, 2025Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
Dec 25, 2020Big dreams require a big sleigh
Feb 14, 2026Happy Valentines Day!
Oct 25, 2023Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Jan 9, 2023Wind Cave National Park celebrates 120 years
Nov 4, 2023National Bison Day
Nov 4, 2022A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
Apr 5, 2024The Bahamas
Sep 20, 2020Celebrating sea otters
Mar 2, 2020And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia
Feb 14, 2021An oceanic valentine
Jan 3, 2026J.R.R. Tolkien Day
Oct 9, 2022Earth Science Week
Feb 22, 2021Invisible no longer
Aug 9, 2025International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
Jan 5, 2019Art abounds at the Palais Garnier
Jul 20, 2023International Moon Day
Apr 27, 2024National Go Birding Day
May 16, 2023American Wetlands Month
Jul 9, 2019Jaguar in the Pantanal wetlands
Feb 11, 2021It’s showtime for a precious crop
Mar 1, 2021Gazing upon Portraits of Change
Aug 11, 2024Wooden path to Kennedy Lake, Vancouver Island, Canada
Jul 25, 2021Illuminated Uluru
Aug 26, 2025Trullo buildings in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
Aug 7, 2018Guiding ships to safety
Apr 15, 2024World Art Day
Jan 14, 2020Going head-to-head with winter