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There are many ways to escape. Every morning, early, I sneak out to the kitchen,...

Child’s-eye view

Photographer Erica Sinclair shot half of this magazine, occasionally with her children in tow—her daughter...

Bug day out

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Done in

Kate Evans, flat out reporting her tree ferns feature (page 64). To be fair, this...

Island of pines

Plantation forests take up about seven per cent of New Zealand’s land area, mostly in...

Pop goes the weevil

In November 2024, on the wind-whipped shores of Ōtūwharekai, the Ashburton Lakes, retired farmer John...

You’re mowing it wrong

Mowing a blob shape into a field can dramatically help insects, research has found—and it’s...

Australian invasion

Royal spoonbills are thriving in New Zealand, with birdwatchers spotting their extravagant head feathers in...

The plant hunter

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Female Pipefish prefer their mates petite

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Unveiled: A story of surviving Gloriavale

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The Chthonic Cycle

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The strange, beautiful lizard at the bottom of the world

The harlequin gecko does many things that seem high risk. It stays stock still whenever...

The garden of life

Nine years ago the people of Tāneatua saw that their tamariki were hungry, and bored....

In an apocalypse, bet on tree ferns

For all their showiness, tree ferns are extraordinary survivors. They hold their secrets close—but now,...

Long live the king

Kingfish are big, and they’re tough, and they fight like hell to stay in the...

Brains trust

One hundred years ago, we thought IQ tests could predict the future....

Pātaka Kai: Growing kai sovereignty

Jessica Hutchings and Jo Smith with Johnson Witehira and Yvonne Taura, Massey University Press, $45...

A bird in the hand

Huia were last seen alive in 1907, according to official records. But the New Zealand...

Tails, you win

The enviable upsides of having something sticking out of your backside....

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Issue 198

Mar - Apr 2026

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