Contents
- COVER_SECTIONCover Section
- TITLE_SECTIONTitle Section
- TABLE_OF_CONTENTSIN THIS ISSUE
- CHAPTERProtecting wetlands
- CHAPTERBush and mountain walks on Mount Ruapehu
- ILLUSTRATIONMount Ruapehu from above the Silica Rapids. The tussock is somewhat scattered as it starts to merge into the gravel f...
- ILLUSTRATIONPart of Tongariro National Park, showing the tracks in relation to park headquarters. The tracks are 1: Lahar Mounds....
- ILLUSTRATIONTop left: Umbrella fern (Gleichenia cunninghamii) on the bank of the Whakapapanui Stream. This graceful fern (Maori n...
- ILLUSTRATIONTop right: Taranaki Falls. The cliff was formed by a massive lava flow which halted at this point thousands of years ...
- ILLUSTRATIONMiddle left: Mountain beech (Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides) by the Whakapapanui Stream. Mature and dying be...
- ILLUSTRATIONMiddle right: On all the beech forest walks trunks of mature beech and broadleaf, in particular, may be covered in li...
- ILLUSTRATIONBottom: Mount Ngauruhoe capped in cloud behind mature mountain beech from the board-walk over the bog clearing on the...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Whakapapaiti Stream, from the lookout point on the short side track.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe broad fan of The Chute on the lower Whakapapaiti Track. Three of these stream fans break the forest along the tra...
- ILLUSTRATIONLeft: The distinctive silveryleaved mountain daisy (Celmisia incana) with other celmisias alongside the pinkish bould...
- ILLUSTRATIONBelow: Large boulders give shelter to support an alpine garden below the zigzag on the upper Whakapapaiti Track. Brac...
- ILLUSTRATIONBelow: The large-leaved ourisia (Ourisia macrophylla) flowers by a stream crossing on the lower Whakapapaiti Track in...
- ILLUSTRATIONOn the Crater Lake climb panoramic views are obtained as Glacier Shelter draws near. Behind the Pinnacles are Ngauruh...
- ILLUSTRATIONSnow cover varies greatly. Glacier Shelter in January 1977 was covered in snow up to the roof, but in April 1978, whe...
- CHAPTERSummary of vegetation, altitudes, and tracks
- CHAPTERSensible gear needed
- CHAPTERFurther information
- CHAPTERThe challenge of the "stoat Invasion" on Maud Island
- ILLUSTRATIONWildlife Service photo The native frog Leiopelma hamiltoni, which faced a deteriorating habitat before the island bec...
- ILLUSTRATIONWildlife Service photo by C. Veitch The South Island saddleback. Liberations of the saddleback were made on Maud Isla...
- ILLUSTRATIONWildlife Service photo The kakapo transferred to Maud Island have been taken to Little Barrier Island since the sight...
- ILLUSTRATIONWildlife Service photo The giant weta has appeared to thrive on Maud Island since its release there in 1972.
- CHAPTERAdventure Group trip to Mount Egmont in May
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- CHAPTERKiwis and pine forests
- ILLUSTRATIONWaitangi Forest, showing Pinus elliotii in compartment 7, with P. radiata in the foreground. This 84-ha compartment w...
- ILLUSTRATIONPart of compartment 8 of Waitangi Forest during clear-felling last year. Kiwis living in the felled area were still p...
- ILLUSTRATIONCompartment 8 of Waitangi Forest, showing pines on the slopes and typical swamp-native vegetation in the foreground. ...
- ILLUSTRATIONA male kiwi living in Pinus radiata in compartment 2, Waitangi Forest, that was colour-banded and released last year....
- ILLUSTRATIONA kiwi nest entrance (centre of photo) in compartment 9, Waitangi Forest. This nest, which contained eggshell fragmen...
- ILLUSTRATIONA kiwi feeding or probe hole penetrating 8-cm-thick Pinus elliotii needle litter in compartment 6, Waitangi Forest. T...
- CHAPTERUN adopts World Charter for Nature
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- CHAPTEROBITUARY
- CHAPTERW. N. W. Leech
- ILLUSTRATIONNorman Leech on the Routeburn Track in 1977.
- CHAPTERJubilee dinner
- CHAPTERW. N. W. Leech
- CHAPTERTowards a wetland policy
- CHAPTERQueen Elizabeth II Scholarships
- CHAPTERENDANGERED SPECIES IN NEW ZEALAND*
- CHAPTERSupplement to issue
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- CHAPTERSouth Auckland party visits Red Mercury Island
- ILLUSTRATIONRed Mercury Island is the easternmost of the Mercury Islands group, which lies about 32 km east of Whitianga.
- ILLUSTRATIONThree of the party being ferried ashore at von Luckner’s Cove on Red Mercury Island.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe visitors photographed above von Luckner’s Cove, 30 m below. From left Shane Kake, Graham Falla, Ellice Keys, Bett...
- ILLUSTRATIONTypical fern and mapou-mahoe growth on the island.
- CHAPTERWaikaremoana Lodge Building Fund
- CHAPTERBOOKS
- CHAPTERTHE JUNIOR SECTION*
- CHAPTERBIRDS I HAVE MET 17. The white-faced heron
- CHAPTERNew Zealand plants
- CHAPTERROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INC.
- CHAPTERSOCIETY'S LODGES AND HOUSES
- ILLUSTRATIONBUSHY PARK Kai Iwi
- CHAPTERGallery of New Zealand flora
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