In this episode, Gus heads into the heart of the Southern Alps to find a dynamic alpine paradise. He explores a vast mountainous range, dominated by New Zealand’s tallest peaks and largest glaciers, where the lure of reaching the pinnacles draws men and women from around the world....
In this episode Gus explores New Zealand’s three National Parks on the West Coast of the South Island, a lush wilderness that ranges from low-lying wetlands to dramatic glaciers and limestone geology....
In this episode Gus explores his home territory which he thought he knew inside out–but both Abel Tasman and Nelson Lakes national parks open his eyes to secrets hidden from plain view....
In this episode Gus ventures into the extraordinary wilderness of Fiordland; a world heritage site, the biggest national park in New Zealand and one of the largest conservation estates in the world....
In this episode Gus explores Hauraki Marine Park, a new park that challenges the traditional rules by taking steps towards balancing conservation, commerce and recreation....
In this episode, Gus makes his way to the Central North Island of New Zealand, a vast desert-like landscape known as the central volcanic plateau. Rising from this unique geology is the commanding presence of three volcanic mountains–Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro, while at their foothills lie the upper reaches of the spectacular Whanganui River....
Magazine
Issue 200
Jul - Aug 2026
Solar power
Horses of Huntly
Forget me not
Whaling
Red admirals
The blast of the harpoon may have given way to the click of the camera, but whales are still the cornerstone of commerce—and the subject of many a decorative mural—in the north Canterbury town of Kaikoura. In little more than a decade, marine ecotourism has transformed a coastal backwater into an international travel hotspot....
Herceptin is a drug that has attracted a fair measure of attention and controversy in recent years. It is used in the treatment of a certain type of breast cancer where some deem it to be of considerable benefit. Unfortunately, it is also very expensive and has adverse effects on the hearts of some patients. […]...
ICE. At one extreme, it is the humble cube which puts the clink in your drink on a hot summer’s afternoon. At the other, it is a major cog in the engine which drives the world’s weather. Furthermore, its behaviour over the ages may have played a pivotal role in human evolution. At the heart […]...
The sea ice around Antarctica melts and refreezes with the seasons, usually doubling the size of the continent by the end of winter. For most of 2023, about two million square kilometres has been missing in action—a record low. We’ve only been keeping satellite records of sea ice for 44 years, but the extent of […]...
Welcome to the “Science Round-up”, the first of what is anticipated to be a regular summary of interesting science stories relevant to New Zealanders. There are many worthwhile articles published each week in scientific journals, but where can they be found? In this first column I will attempt to answer that question. Access to current […]...
Publishing is invariably a one-sided relationship. You produce words, pictures, illustrations, then print and despatch them, as if tying messages to the feet of so many carrier pigeons. Occasionally a message comes back. And no matter what its content—whether affirmation or disagreement—there is joy in the completing of the loop. That is why any editor […]...
