Table Of Contents

Forest and Bird, Issue 293, 1 August 1999, Page 1

Features

14 20 24 26 32 36 Auckland's Regional Parks Auckland’s rural parks are twice as visited as national parks. by Gordon Ell Forgotten Offshore Islands Tiny islets can be rich in conservation values. by Mike Lee Extinct Native Birds A millennium of extinctions recorded in a painting. by Ronald Cometti Fiordland Marine Park Wonders of our southern fiords in need of protection. by Jenny and Tony Enderby; Warren Farrelly. Orchids Are Everywhere New Zealand’s natives can be found in town and country. by Ian St George Zero Waste New Zealand Business gets the message to "go easy on the earth’ or die. by Gordon Ell 38 Saving Braided Rivers South Island’s shingle riverbeds are valuable native habitat. by Simon Heppelthwaite

Regulars

N Comment 3 Mailbag 4 Conservation Briefs Karori sanctuary; Conservationists honoured; crested grebes; seaweed eradication; last kokako; ‘beechmast year’; threatened plants; extinct birds; environmental products. 42 In the Field Reading the rocks. 44 Branching Out ‘Old Blue’ Awards; jewelled gecko hunt; replanting the Port Hills; South Canterbury bats 46 Bulletin New executive members, Waikato awards, Auckland office, Kapiti branch 48 Book Reviews 49 Branch Directory