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COVER : Every few months, department of conservation officer Nigel Mountfort gets out a hoe and does the weeding - but not in the usual sense. His patch is the spectacular underwater gardens of Pupu Springs, in Golden Bay, and the main weed on his hit-list is watercress.
CONTENTS - Features :
D’URVILLES FORGOTTEN ISLAND [Lying between Tasman Bay and the Marlborough Sounds, d’Urville Island, New Zealand’s fifth largest island, maintains a sense of isolation that has become rare on the mainland];
LIVING BETWEEN MUD AND HEAVEN [A profile of some country women in Northland];
ALL THE FUN OF THE (SCIENCE) FAIR [Do spider webs contain antibiotics? Will decomposing lawn clippings provide enough energy to cook tea? Does water exit from a square sink more rapidly than from a circular one? Science fairs provide the answers to these and hundreds of other questions which exercise young, enquiring minds];
UNDERWATER GARDENS OF PUPU SPRINGS [New Zealand’s largest freshwater springs have become a popular destination for divers keen to experience the ultimate in underwater visibility];
VOLCANIC AUCKLAND [Auckland has had a fiery past, and geologists predict the city will see further eruptions from the ‘hot spot’ that lies a hundred kilometres below its streets];
INCANDESCENT INSECTS [With their built-in bilogical light bulbs, glow worms have an enduring fascination for all who visit our forests and caves. But there is more to these unusual creatures than meets the eye];
CONTENTS - Departments :
LETTERS; GEONEWS [bugs by mail order; video surveillance of nature]; SPACE [death and the hunter]; WEATHER [putting on a front]; SALUTE; COMING UP [What’s in store];