Contents

COVER PHOTO HEADLINE :
The Secret World of Moths
CONTENTS - Departments :
EDITORIAL; LETTERS; VIEWFINDER [Falls, Dolphins, Christmas trees]; ARTEFACT [Magic lanterns]; GeoNEWS [Love rats, native tongues, bird brains]; GREAT WALKS [Te Araroa]; WEATHER [the heat of battle]; PROFILE [Sir Geoffrey Palmer]; LIFE [Metamorphosis]; BOOKS [Himalayan Hospitals, Sea]; HISTORY [The last whaler]; IN THE FIELD [Jason Hosking]; PARTING SHOT [A grey zone in white water];
CONTENTS - Features :
FARMERS’ MARKETS [The farmers’ markets movement has taken firm root in New Zealand, to the benefit of both the community and economy]
MOTHS [While there are just 24 species of butterflies in New Zealand, our forests come alive with more than 1700 of their (largely) nocturnal cousins at night]
BLACK TIDE [The grounding of the MV Rena on Astrolabe Reef has been labelled New Zealand’s worst environmental disaster. What went wrong?]
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE [Running is the world’s most popular participation sport and is experiencing a revival in interest as runners discover the nation’s trails]