Two takes on the end of the world

Tom Doig has come full circle on prepping. He spent a couple of years stressed...

Strike a pose

Becki Moss photographs the drama and intimacy of two vogue balls....

Was Haast’s eagle bald?

New Zealand’s extinct Haast’s eagle may have hunted like an eagle, but it feasted on...

Colourful catch-22

Nearly 500 songbird species have been flagged as targets for wildlife poachers thanks to their...

Green light for comets

As comets streak across the night sky, their radiant heads often glow green—but not their...

Superhero snaps

A pivotal scene in the superhero movie Avengers: Infinity War involves one character snapping his...

Plastic Archaeology

If you sail west from California for nearly a week you’ll end up in the...

Mussel building

One day in 2008, marine science student Kura Paul-Burke was diving in Ōhiwa’s murky waters...

The critter made me do it

The origin story of Orokonui Ecosanctuary’s environmental educator, Samuel Purdie...

The wildest dreams

Almost all animals sleep—insects, mammals, even jellyfish and sponges. Some of them even dream. But...

Secrets of the Sea: The story of New Zealand’s native sea creatures

On the surface, this is a straightforward book of fish facts. On another level, it’s...

Te Pahi’s medal

The rise, fall, and resurrection of a pioneering rangatira...

Heritage in the gun

You find something, something old, something with a tale to tell. Who do you call?...

Let there be dark

The glare and babel of tourism have left the Nelson cave spider with precious few...

The big blue banquet

At sea, the feasts are grand and impromptu—and everyone’s invited....

The preppers next door

When Tom Doig started reading about doomsday preppers and survivalist subcultures, his first question was:...

Take it outside

Whether it’s shaping landscapes for sports and events or avoiding dangers in the mountains, Otago...

Thief, convict, pirate, wife: The many histories of Charlotte Badger

“As soon as we die, we enter into fiction,” said the late English writer Dame...

Clicky cliques

Sperm whales are tribal creatures—and they avoid interacting with those from other clans, even when...

End of the red-and-golden weather

In New Zealand, if you see a tree turning red or golden in autumn, it’s...

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Issue 200

Jul - Aug 2026

Solar power
Horses of Huntly
Forget me not
Whaling
Red admirals

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