Contents

COVER PHOTO HEADLINE : Deep Secrets [Scientists unravel nature’s mysteries at the Three Kings];
CONTENTS - Departments :
EDITORIAL; LETTERS; VIEWFINDER [Pines, fashion, mountrains]; PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2013; GeoNEWS [Rats, potatoes, galaxiids]; TE ARAROA [Mangawhai coastal walkway]; ARTEFACT [Tiny Octopus]; WEATHER [Weather whiplash]; PROFILE [Dr Jan Wright]; LIFE [Altruism]; BOOKS [Letters from Everest, Why Kiwis Can’t Fly]; HISTORY [Pilot Officer James Stellin]; IN THE FIELD [Jocelen Janon]; ON REFLECTION [Denniston Plateau]; PARTING SHOT [Alpine Start];
CONTENTS - Features :
GOING POSTAL [Some 835 million items move through the postal network every year to 1.9 million New Zealand addresses]
TREASURE ISLANDS [A team of scientists visited the remote Three Kings Islands and discovered a verdant and spectacular marine environment]
HILLS OF PROMISE [East Otago maintains a rich history and close-knit community, living off the natural bounty of the land and sea]
THE CUP [The Lipton Cup, raced in 22-foot 19th-century mullet boats, stimulated the New Zealand yacht-racing tradition]