Contents

COVER : The late Sir Edmund Hillary.
CONTENTS - Features :
HILLARY TRIBUTE [The life, legacy and memorial of the late Sir Edmund Hillary. Vaughan Yarwood seeks to understand the man through his work, his forays to the extremes, and his long devotion to the Sherpa people. Why did he strike such a resonant chord with New Zealanders]
NO TAKE ZONE [New Zealand has pioneered the use of reserves to protect marine habitats, and the results are astonishing. But, argues proponent Bill Ballantine, what is there to cheer about “if you’re leading a race of arthritic tortoises?”]
THE DEEP [Within the deep waters of the Chatham Rise abides a plethora of creatures that defy imagination. Fish with feathers, sharks with Velcro noses and lumps of jelly known as Blobfish. We join French curator Claire Nouvianin a plunge to the depths]
STINGRAYS [These enigmatic denizens of New Zealand’s coast have a reputation that precedes them, but they are far from being understood. We are only beginning to discover clues to their ancient and perplexing behaviour]
CONTENTS - Departments :
EDITORIAL; WEATHER [La Nina]; BLAKE TRUST; SCIENCE SCAN [MAAs, tuatara ticks, avocados, whaling]; GeoNEWS [Oceans survey, giant squid, bathymetry, damselflies]; HISTORY [Wahine Disaster]; MUSEUMS; BOOKS [The Deep, the Unnatural history of the sea]; IN THE FIELD;