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COVER : The Auckland Islands are the only breeding ground of the rare Hooker’s sea lion, Phocartos hookeri. This pup bears a Department of conservation identity tag and is part of a long-term research programme which will help scientists learn more about these endangered mammals.
CONTENTS - Features :
THE MAN BETWEEN THE RIVERS [In the early 1860s a young English gentleman bought land near the headwaters of the Rangitata River and turned it into a sheep station. The man was Samuel Butler; the station, Mesopotamia, the outcome, a great satire];
BLUFF OR BUST [Described by athletes as ‘sheer hell’, the inaugural Xerox challenge was the toughest endurance race ever held in New Zealand];
MAKING PAPER [From pine trees through to the myriad of paper products we use each day, the intriguing papermaking process is based on a surprisingly simple principle];
WILD SPLENDOUR [The Auckland Islands, a group of dazzling jewels in New Zealand’s subantarctic crown, have been the setting for some epic human dramas of endurance];
THE SECRET WORLD OF CRABS [they look fearsome and often act agressively, but the crabs of the sea shore live a largely secret life in one of the most demanding environments on earth];
CONTENTS - Departments :
LETTERS; SPACE [blue giants and the black dragon]; MUSEUMS [Clapham’s clock museum]; WEATHER [tornado];