A view of Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea from space.

British astronaut Tim Peake has shared amazing pictures of New Zealand from space – and what a view.

The 43-year-old spaceman posted three images online with the caption: "New Zealand looking stunning in the sunshine!"

Within minutes, he received some 250 retweets and 600 favourites from his Twitter followers.

Tim Peake/Twitter A view of Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park from space.

His pictures come just weeks after US astronaut Scott Kelly posted a stunning view of the sun rising over New Zealand.

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Tim Peake/Twitter So far away, yet still so beautiful. Christchurch from Lyttelton to the Waimakariri, as seen from space.

Peake, who is Britain's first publicly-funded astronaut, is on a six-month mission on board the International Space Station.

He actively updates his social media accounts of his exploits in space.

In December 2015, he apologised to a woman on Twitter for dialling the wrong number from space, assuring her it "was not a prank call".

In January, he posted a tribute to the late rock star David Bowie, saying "his music was an inspiration to many".

Peake has announced he would this year join an expected 37,000 participants of the London Marathon in April with a "digital version" on a treadmill as he orbits Earth.