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COVER PHOTO HEADLINE : Stack H -- A boatload of scientists spent five days searching rock stacks for a beetle. They didn't find one. Does that mean it's gone?
CONTENTS : Departments : EDITORIAL -- VIEWFINDER Ihumatao occupation -- GeoNEWS [Manta rays, gigantism, albatross, orchids, salty diamonds, killer cats] -- PROFILE Melanie Burford -- BOOKS Dragonflies and Damselflies, Symphony in C, Living Among the Northland Maori -- HISTORY Mother Aubert -- IN THE FIELD Naomi Arnold
CONTENTS : Features :
THE HUT KEEPERS A Community movement is saving remote huts from dereliction and removal.
BLOCK BUSTERS Competitive woodchopping is one of New Zealand's oldest sports.
STACK H A recent survey failed to find our most elusive stag beetle - is it gone forever?
THE GREAT RETREAT Alpine species are being pushed ever-higher as the climate warms and predators advance.
TUPAIA High priest, artist, diplomat, politician, orator, navigator and a bridge between cultures.