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COVER : Fifty thousand tonnes of orange roughy will be hauled out of the deep waters around New Zealand this year. The white-fleshed delicacy is gracing the tables of piscavores around the world, and, along with a dozen or so other deep water species, is transforming the fishing industry in this country. Photo by Kim Westerskov.
CONTENTS - Features :
OVER THE TOPS [The first full-length traverse of New Zealand’s South Island is completed in 130 days of arduous bush and mountain trekking by Michael Abbott]
THE COUNTRY IS MY CLASSROOM [New Zealand’s largest school has its pupils scattered throughout the country, and the World! From high country sheep stations to prisons; from tiny tots to octogenarians, The Correspondence School caters for 10,000 students who would otherwise be unable to go to school]
TERROR OF THE FORESTS [The world has marvelled at new Zealand’s extinct flightless moa; less well known is the giant eagle which preyed on moa and other large birds, and may even have attacked the early Maori inhabitants of these shores]
MASTERS OF THE SKY [New Zealand has two diurnal birds of prey; one a harrier, the other a falcon. The falcon, in particular, is a master of aerobatics and a consummate predator]
DEEP WATER FISHING [Fishermen now trawl the ocean floor at depts of more than a kilometere, in search of huge aggregations of hoki, orange roughy, oreo dory and many other weird-sounding species]
THE SPIRIT’S FLIGHT [The ‘Tail of the Fish’ is an area of special significance to the Maori, for it is the spiritual gateway to Kawaiki, their legendary homeland]
CONTENTS - Departments :
LETTERS; GEONEWS [Wasps reach plague-like proportions; diving in Antarctica; endangered flax snail]; PLACENAMES [Scots leave their mark in Otago and Southland]; BOOKS [Reviews of Earthquakes and Quest for the Kakapo]; SPACE [Beyond the fringe]; MUSEUMS [Westport’s Coaltown]; SALUTE [A chance to meet the contributors]; MINI ADS; COMING UP [Articles in the pipeline];