Contents

COVER : A hungry allosaur makes its move.
CONTENTS - Features :
BONES OF CONTENTION [Once thought too isolated to harbour dinosaurs, we now know that everything from miniature mammals to monstrous titanosaurs renamed the land we call New Zealand];
SOMETHING ABOUT SAUVIGNON [Scientists believe they can crack the chemistry of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc to find out what makes it so “savvy”];
TAINTED GAMES : SPORTS & POLITICS [On the eve of Beijing Olympics, we recall the 1981 Springbok Tour, when the two hallowed institutions of sport and politics collided in dramatic fashion];
IN HARM’S WAY [We meet the fishers, inventors and seabird scientists who are intent on securing a brighter future for albatrosses];
KING’S TOUR [We follow the Maori King Tuheitia to Te Kuiti marae and find a monarchy alive and well, with a very real impact at the flaxroots];
CONTENTS - Departments :
EDITORIAL; LETTERS; NEW ZEALAND GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY; VIEWFINDER [Arno Gasteiger]; GeoNEWS [printing, kakapo, frogs, translocations]; WEATHER [Edward Lorenz]; THE MIND [Mirror neurons]; GREAT WALKS [North West Circuit]; PROFILE [Roger Smith, GeographX]; BOOKS [Hobsonville, medicine, whale warriors]; HISTORY [Bastion Point]; LONGVIEW; IN THE FIELD [Derek Grzelewski]; SIR PETER BLAKE TRUST;