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Metamorphosis

A tattoo artist traces his history—and his future....

There is only one story

The other day I watched a man walk onto the bus, put down his laptop...

A tale of two islands

Kate Evans had a mask. She had a snorkel. She was missing her flippers. And...

Early bird

When we asked Adrian Malloch to go on an armyworm hunt for our feature, he...

My young assistant

Christchurch photographer Joe Harrison shot our Viewfinder photo essay with his son Mick in tow....

Two rivers and a baby

Christchurch photographer Joe Harrison documents the waterways of his home city....

Don’t fence me in

Otago Polytechnic/Te Pūkenga is widening the agricultural horizons of ākonga (learners) by letting them learn...

Frosty reception

On a remarkably still winter’s day, photographer Rob Suisted took his six-year-old son out of...

Solar power

Bangers get a boost in the summertime, researchers analysing 66 years’ worth of UK weekly...

True blood

How heavy are your periods? Medically, it’s an important question—one-third of patients bleed heavily, which...

Pātōtara: honey on the wind

Few native New Zealand plants produce a sweet and tasty fruit that you can pick...

Dig in  

Of all the species living on Earth, perhaps two-thirds of them live in the dirt...

Warm all the way down

After three warm, wet La Niña summers in a row, El Niño is coming. The...

Dropping like they’re hot

New data released by Stats NZ suggest Aotearoa has turned a corner in greenhouse gas...

It’s not easy being green

Many of the world’s oceans are greener than they were 20 years ago, a new...

Wavewalker: Breaking Free

Suzanne Heywood, HarperCollins, $37.99...

Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere

Jeremy Hansen and Jade Kake, Massey University Press, $75...

Time in the sun

After decades of snubs and stonewalling, Britain’s monarch finally visits Tūrangawaewae....

Raise up the billowing sail

The difference between exploring and being lost is the ability to return home. Te Rā...

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Issue 198

Mar - Apr 2026

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