Going native

The “Viewpoint” in this issue and the two news stories all touch upon an interesting...

Yesterday’s schools

Small class sizes, dedicated teachers, a school backed by willing, committed parents—it’s what every educationalist...

Hokonui Moonshine

In the last century illegal whisky production in Southland’s Hokonui Hills was a subject of...

Carnegie libraries

Born in 1835 to poor parents in Scotland, Andrew Carnegie became the richest man of...

Suburban birds

A trio of welcome swallows preen and primp on a clothesline in the author’s garden....

The importance of being Ernest

The astonishing exploits of Lord Rutherford of Nelson....

Ahoy matey, it be pirate weather!

In 1579, off the coast of Peru, as the Golden Hind bore down on Nuestra...

Thinking genes

What makes for an open, enquir­ing mind? How much is down to nature, how much...

Taranaki kiwi

Recent genetic research on kiwi, of which there are at least five species, and genetically...

Landing on Stewart Island

My father, Oscar Garden, visited Stewart Island only once, almost 75 years ago; and even...

Diabolical diatom

October 15, 2004, was a black-letter day for New Zealand’s biosecurity. During a routine survey...

Koi moana?

Koi carp are big, bold and beautiful. But looks can be deceptive; these docile but...

Rooted to the spot: why we need to introduce more plants

Jim Douglas is a scientist at Crop & Food Research Mana Kai Rangahau, in Hamilton...

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Issue 200

Solar power
Horses of Huntly
Forget me not
Whaling
Red admirals

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