Contents

COVER : Punching a hole in the sun - Venus becomes a window into space as it sails across solar prominences.
CONTENTS - Features :
TRANSIT OF VENUS [This year, many eyes were turned to the heaves to witness the passage of Venus across the face of the sun, an event no person living had seen before];
VOLUNTEER SERVICE ABROAD [VSA has sent more than two thousand Kiwis to work in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. What has been achieved?];
JOHN MORTON [After 30 years’ preparation, John Morton’s book on Pacific shores is being released. We review the book and profile the author, who is notable for much more than his marine biology];
LIFE AT THE TOP [The top few meters of the ocean are frequented by a whole range of peculiar organisms];
INFLUENZA [Following World War I, a deadly influence epidemic swept the world, claiming in New Zealand thousands of lives in just a matter of weeks];
MANIOTOTO IN JULY [It’s colder than living in the refrigerator but the locals barely seem to notice];
CONTENTS - Departments :
LETTERS; EDITORIAL; NEWS [Southern Polynesians, Mapua clean-up]; VIEWPOINT [Marine reserves]; BOOKS [Von Luckner, Dissolving dreams, Natural history of Southern New Zealand]; WEATHER [Winter punch]; IN THE FIELD;