What Kaikōura taught us

Last year’s earthquake is now believed to be one of the most complex ever recorded....

Quiet as a baby whale

Baby humpback whales whisper to their mothers as they dive....

End times

We have five parakeet species that we can call our own. One lives in the...

Stone on stone

The legacy of a life....

The pilot of French Pass

The first sea creature to be protected by law....

The alignment of ideals

Formerly the editor of Mana magazine, Leonie Hayden faced a unique set of challenges writing...

The fate of the Nino Bixio

On August 17, 1942, an Italian prisoner-of-war ship carrying Allied soldiers was torpedoed off the...

Night shift

A bat-catching mission in the Grand Canyon....

Flight potential

Round or oval? Egg shape reflects birds’ ability to take to the air....

Depth gauge

Much rests on our ability to measure just how much snow lies on top of...

The coming swarm

Every summer, a plague of wasps gathers, ruining picnics, harassing trampers and disrupting ecosystems. Wasps...

When worlds collide

Ihumātao, a west-facing peninsula on the shore of Auckland’s Manukau Harbour, is the city’s oldest...

Last chance to see

Twice the kākāriki karaka has returned from the dead. Orange-fronted parakeets were declared extinct in...

Time crystals

For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction, right? Not in the maverick world...

Star struck

Aerospace engineer Mana Vautier helps ensure the International Space Station runs smoothly. One day, he...

Acid seas

The chemistry of seawater is changing, becoming more acidic, and this transformation is most profound...

Strong minds

Language and kapa haka are likely reasons for low rates of dementia among Māori....

Syme Hut

The North Island’s second-highest hut is perched on Fanthams Peak....

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Issue 198

Mar - Apr 2026

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