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COVER PHOTO HEADLINE : UNSAFE FOR SWIMMING Auckland’s water crisis isn’t over yet - many of the city’s beaches are unswimmable. How do we fix them.
CONTENTS : Departments : EDITORIAL -- VIEWFINDER Snares Hut demolition -- GeoNEWS Aerosols, surfonomics, submarine streams, WWI tunnels -- ARTEFACT Carbide Lamp -- GREAT HUTS Howletts Hut -- WEATHER Teleconnections -- CURRENCY Kotuku -- PROFILE Michael Corballis -- LIFE Chirality -- EXPLAINER Swimmable rivers -- VIEWPOINT Ruataniwha -- BOOKS Maori Oral Tradition, Hauraki Gulf -- HISTORY Esther James -- IN THE FIELD Bryce McQuillan -- ON REFLECTION John Clarke
CONTENTS : Features :
NO SWIMMING This summer, permanent warning signs were posted at 10 locations where water quality is so bad that Auckland Council no longer monitors it. Why are Auckland’s beaches so frequently unswimmable? Is the solution better plumbing - or more enlightened thinking?
THE MECHANICAL SYMPATHY Bruce McLaren founded the most successful Formula One team in history and set records that lasted decades. He didn’t just race cars, he designed and built them, and in doing so, transformed the sport of Formula One
A LEAP IN THE DARK In number one position on the list of the world’s most evolutionarily distinct amphibians is Archey’s frog. It didn’t evolve ears or a voice, prefers trees to streams, and can’t jump without landing in a bellyflop. Why are Archey’s frogs so strange, and why are they important?
ROCK STARS In the heart of the Waikato there’s a multimillion-dollar industry based on a gnat. But keeping thousands of tiny performance artists in good health requires round-the-clock care.