Contents

COVER PHOTO HEADLINE : Fast & Furious [in pursuit of one of the world’s fastest fish - Marlin];
CONTENTS - Departments :
EDITORIAL; LETTERS; TRUST; VIEWFINDER [Richard Robinson]; GeoNEWS [Moa, Mussels, Pav, Stick insects]; ARTEFACT [Nguru - nose flute]; WEEKEND TRAMPS [Lake Waikaremoana]; GREAT DRIVES [Nelson-Motueka]; WEATHER [Beaufort Scale]; PROFILE [Neil Campbell]; THE MIND [Laughter]; BOOKS [Art, War, Volcanism]; FLASHBACK [Bicycle Band]; IN THE FIELD [Peter Quinn]; PARTING SHOT [Ghosts in the night];
CONTENTS - Features :
WAIHEKE ISLAND [Just a half hour from the doorstep of New Zealand’s largest city, Waiheke Island basks init’s own social and physical microclimate];
MARLIN [Marlin are among the fastest fish on the planet and have spawned a valuable recreational fisher in the Bay of Islands, but they may not be able to outrun the lures of longliners];
ROCK ART [Scribed into shelters, rock art offers insights into the lives and beliefs of early Maori. However, under pressure from their own popularity, the inscriptions are gradually eroding away];
PARASITES [Microscopic critters can chemically bend the minds of larger hosts, from shellfish to birds, even humans, changing the host’s behaviour to meet their needs];