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COVER : Icicles decorate the eyelashes of Doug Henderson, one of New Zealand’s 1990 Scott Base winter-over team. In temperatures reaching -50oC Doug has been testing the thickness of sea ice covering McMurdo Sound.
CONTENTS - Features :
THE ELUSIVE TOHEROA [Described by shellfish lovers as ‘the food of kings’, the prized toheroa has been declining in numbers for the last few decades. What has happened to our national shellfish? Will we ever be able to freely enjoy toheroa soup and fritters again?];
THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE [With fossil fuels running out and air pollution on the increase, are solar cars the answer to tomorrow’s transport needs?]; ANTARCTICA - A NEW ZEALAND PERSPECTIVE [Weddell seals, Adele penguins, Mt Erebus, skuas, scientists and sea ice, these images and more, from beyond the 75th parallel, mark New Zealand Geographic’s first Antarctic feature];
THE WITCHES’ CAULDRON [What is the ‘ozone hole’, and why does it develop over Antarctica each spring];
AN ISLAND APART [Although it is just a short boat trop from New Zealand’s largest city, Great Barrier Island retains its frontier-town atmosphere, and Barrier people their spirited self-reliance];
CONTENTS - Departments :
LETTERS; GEONEWS [Beetles in an Auckland suburb; turning rubbish into energy]; SPACE [The good ship ARGO]; WEATHER [fire weather]; BOOKS [The Ross Sea Region / Wildflowers of New Zealand / Flowering Plants of New Zealand]; COMING UP [What’s in store]; MINI ADS;