Contents

COVER : Regal in bearing, a southern Buller’s albatross waits for its mate at their nest site in the Snares Islands.
CONTENTS - Features :
A WING AND A SNARE [The southern Buller’s albatross, a small endemic species breeding only on the Snares and Solander Island is the subject of a long-term study of breeding and feeding. Globally, albatross are coming under threat from fishing operations in which they are hooked as by-catch];
SCENES FROM A BISCUIT FACTORY [The Griffin’s factory in Lower Hutt has been turning out Wine biscuits, Gingernuts, Shrewsburys and many more of the nation’s favourite snacks for nearly 70 years. Long may it continue!];
THE GREAT SOUTH ROAD : WHERE CULTURES CONVERGE [Originally, it was the route for troops to get from Auckland to the Waikato, where war was threatening. Today, a motorway is the main artery south, while Great South Road is a slower-paced vein, where people from a range of cultures intermingle and go about their business];
LIVING LACE [Frequently seen but usually ignored, bryozoans are a group of encrusting aquatic animals. Many possess great beauty of colour and form, and their biology is extraordinary. They are also considered a likely source of new therapeutic drugs];
CONTENTS - Departments :
LETTERS; GEONEWS [red tides]; WEATHER [mountains of air]; BOOKS [The Lost World of the Moa]; COMING UP [What’s in store];