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COVER PHOTO HEADLINE : WHERE THE SEABIRDS GO : During winter, dozens of seabird species take flight from New Zealand on epic migrations across the planet. New technology means we can now follow them.
CONTENTS : Departments : EDITORIAL -- IN THE FIELD -- VIEWFINDER Jay French -- GeoNEWS -- TRAVEL Dunedin: Fiordland -- DATA Weather -- PROFILE Meng Foon -- FIXABLE The Manawatu River -- BOOKS Merchant, Miner, Mandarin : Flight LInes -- HISTORY The Burgess Gang
CONTENTS : Features :
WHERE THE SEABIRDS GO : During winter, dozens of seabird species make epic mirgrations across the planet - and new technology means we can now follow them.
WILDFIRE : Fire season is coming and first responders will soon be on high alert. What's our risk from wildfire? How can we better protect ourselves?
WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE WEST COAST : COVID-19 has Coasters pondering their future. Some see salvation in mining. Others see an opportunity to do things differently.
THE SS Ventnor : In 1902, a ship carrying the bones of 499 Chinese gold miners from New Zealand to southern China sank off the coast of Northland.