Contents

COVER PHOTO HEADLINE : Winners Revealed [Decisive Moments from the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year 2012]
CONTENTS - Departments :
EDITORIAL; LETTERS; VIEWFINDER [Kea / Praying mantis nymph / Fuel]; ARTEFACT [Dressed to kill]; GeoNEWS [Origin of languages / rainmaking / animating faces]; TE ARAROA [Paekakariki escarpment track]; WEATHER [On thin ice]; PROFILE [Elliot O’Donnell]; LIFE [Home improvement]; BOOKS [Wild Man from the Bush / Shorebirds of New Zealand / Silent Spring]; HISTORY [Black Tuesday]; IN THE FIELD [Phillip Simpson]; PARTING SHOT [Home at first];
CONTENTS - Features :
LEARNING TO PLAY [Playcentre, a movement invented in New Zealand, celebrates 70 years of innovative parent-centred education]
PACIFIC BEAT [The Festival of Pacific Arts brings together performers from across the great ocean in an effort to preserve the rich and varied cultures]
RIDDLE OF THE RIFLEMAN [After 179 years, the fate of the Rifleman and her crew has finally been determined - the diagnostic clue was just 14mm across]
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR [The winning images from among 3100 entries in this year’s competition celebrate New Zealand’s society and environment]