Table Of Contents

Forest and Bird, Issue 292, 1 May 1999, Page 1

Features

14 20 24 28 30 36 Kiwi Recovery Discoveries The kiwi recovery programme provides the science to save threatened birds. by Hugh Robertson Carving Up the Coast Burgeoning subdivisions are radically changing the coastal environment. by Jo Mackay Curse of the Lorikeet Escaped cage birds and migrants compete with our native birdlife. by Gordon Ell Otari Native Plant Garden Redeveloping a national plant collection in Wellington. by Kathie Ombler Stewart Island National Park The proposal to protect New Zealand’s third island as a park. by Gordon Ell ‘Out in the Open’ with T.H. Potts The contradictory views of a Victorian conservationist and writer. by Paul Star

Regulars

13 38 40 Comment Fair go for the kiwi Mailbag Conservation Briefs Bill for pests and weeds; forest clearances; blue duck DNA; Chatham Island oyster catcher; kokako recovery; lizards on the Chickens; Auckland Museum galleries; historic Camphouse; expanding Pureora; nature websites; Rangitikei rarities. World Watch: Our Hemisphere New Zealanders in the Pakistan Himalayas. In the Field The shaping of seeds. Restoration Restoring Riverbanks by Margaret Richardson. Trapping stoats in Northland; organising a pest poisoning programme 44 Branching Out 46 48 49 Society reserve in museum display; exploring central Otago high country; Northland lake restoration. Bulletin Annual general meeting, J.S. Watson conservation awards. Book Reviews Branch Directory