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COVER : Jessie Howden, a member of the Jehovah’s Witness Church of Murupara.
CONTENTS - Features :
CHIPS OFF THE OLD BLOCK [Tasmania and New Zealand share a Gondwanan heritage, but how similar is our natural history today and the conservation issues we face];
MURUPARA [Foresty built Murupara and the recent decline in the industry has hit the town hard, but there’s plenty of life - with its attendant problems - there yet];
CORPS OF GUIDES [This tiny, elite group spear-headed some of the toughtest parts of the government campaign in the latter years of the New Zealand wars. Few of its members survived long though many were decorated];
SKUAS [Even in our dog-eat-dog world, skuas have been have been despised because some of them eat baby penguins and practice fratricide. This kind of sentimentality ignores all the admirable qualities these staunch birds possess according to our author];
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMS [Discarded 50 years ago, a handful of old trams have been pieced back together by enthusiasts, and have now become a feature of the city];
CONTENTS - Departments :
EDITORIAL; LETTERS; WEATHER [Southern storms]; GeoNEWS [Science round-up, plastic, Herceptin]; BLAKE TRUST; BOOKS [Wetlands, Alps, Merton, wilderness]; POSTSCRIPT [Keeper of the light - Tribute to Editor - Dr Judd];