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Bringing back the lake

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Heat slows down plants

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The kiwi’s sixth sense

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Newest family member

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Octopuses beat up fish

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Catchy songs

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Following petrels back home

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Spying on mosquitoes

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More plants, fewer pests

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The future of seaweed

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Whanganui

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Places of rest

Amber Aranui searches the world for Māori and Moriori human remains to bring home as...

How to fix Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere

It’s one of New Zealand’s most important wetland habitats, and it’s also one of our...

Stevenson’s close call

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The tree hunters

Out there in forest reserves, down remote back roads and tucked away in corners of...

In search of summer

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The birds and the bees

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Can the vaccines save us?

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Lake Dunstan Trail

Connecting the Central Otago towns of Clyde and Cromwell, the Lake Dunstan Trail skirts the...

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Issue 198

Mar - Apr 2026

Black-Backed Gulls
Meth & HIV in Fiji
Dung beetles
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Issue 198 Mar - Apr 2026

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