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COVER PHOTO HEADLINE : FREE FALL There are just 36 fairy terns left in the country. What do we lose if they vanish altogether.
CONTENTS : Departments : EDITORIAL -- VIEWFINDER Antarctic -- GeoNEWS -- VIEWPOINT Koala adoption -- DATA Rock Ages -- PROFILE Ramari Stewart -- BOOKS Te Manu Huna a Tane, Pakeha Settlements, Volcanoes of Auckland -- HISTORY Captain Calder -- IN THE FIELD
CONTENTS : Features :
WHAT HAPPENED AT WHAKAARI? Three years ago, our most active volcano warned us of its impulsive and devastating power. We didn't listen.
FALLEN FROM GRACE The rarest bird in this country is the fairy tern, with perhaps 36 adults left in existence, and it's got everything going against it.
GUN COUNTRY Brought into New Zealand following war, guns became synonymous with an honest, healthy way of life in the hills. Is that still true?
LIZARDS ANONYMOUS How many species of lizard live in New Zealand? We have no idea, and it's partly because we haven't been looking for them properly.