Herceptin is a drug that has attracted a fair measure of attention and controversy in recent years. It is used in the treatment of a certain type of breast cancer where some deem it to be of considerable benefit. Unfortunately, it is also very expensive and has adverse effects on the hearts of some patients. […]...
Litter in the form of plastic bottle tops, pens, cigarette lighters, squid lures, and even childrens’ toys appears disturbingly surreal in the remote landscape of Campbell Island....
Feathers to fur is a moniker that evokes images of the fashion industry and the chic elite, however it was also the title of the 2007 New Zealand Ecological Society conference, held recently in Christchurch. The meeting is a forum where more than 200 ecologists from around the country share research findings, set up collaborations on […]...
Severe gale westerlies gusting 130 km/h tore into Invercargill around dawn on Tuesday October 23, felling trees and chimneys, ripping off roofing iron and smashing in windows. Sheds, hothouses, verandas and a bus-stop were blown away and the brick wall of a building in Bluff collapsed as most of the roof came off. A fireman […]...
Amidst all the talk of climate change, there is one important consideration I’ve seen no mention of. We know that the poles are warming more than most places, and the northern polar regions have so far been harder hit than Antarctica. For the first time in living memory, the North West Passage around the top […]...
Discarded 50 years ago, a handful of old trams have been pieced back together by enthusiasts, and have now become a feature of the city....
A tribute to some of the most detested birds in the world from a biologist who studied them in the field for 40 years and came to appreciate their many admirable qualities....
Jungle Scouts of the Armed Constabulary...
Between the Bay of Plenty, the Urewearas and the central North Island lies Murupara, a town that lives and dies by timber. To the east rises the steep face of the beech-clad Ikawhenua Range, to the north, west and south, hundreds of thousands of hectares of pine plantations. Here a stacker, which can grab 40 […]...
Parallel but different universes on each side of the Tasman....
