Contents

COVER : Treading water in Tuvalu;
CONTENTS - Features :
GARDEN INSECTS [Big wasps have little wasps that eat away inside ‘em, little wasps have smaller wasps, and on ad infinitum ...];
TUVALU : THAT SINKING FEELING [Is this tiny string of atolls really set to disappear below rising sea levels, and if so, who - or what - is to blame?];
THE CANTERBURY NOR’WESTER [It’s hot and dry and blowing a gale out on the plains while back in the mountains, its raining cats and dogs];
ATTACK OF THE CLONES [A tiny New Zealand freshwater snail is spreading around the temperate world’s lakes and rivers, leaving a trail of disquiet and ecological dislocation wherever it goes];
FACE-OFF [Students from the Auckland College of Education spend a week on a Northland marae where they gain an appreciation of the ways and problems of Maori];
THE PROMISED LAND [They came to establish a Christian city in a slice of paradise but an inaccessible location and harsh conditions scuttled the dream];
CONTENTS - Departments :
EDITORIAL; LETTERS; WEATHER [Lightning]; VIEWPOINT [Sustainability]; NEWS [Duck goes home, big sheep turns ten, trees pollute, contrails]; WORDS [Dogs]; BOOKS [Illustrated history, tourism]; ON THE ROCKS [Ventifacts]; IN THE FIELD;