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- ILLUSTRATIONA black shag dries its wings at Lake Wairarapa. The lake is our lead article on page 2. Photo Brian Enting
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- CHAPTER"Our New Journal"
- CHAPTERLAKE WAIRARAPA
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- ILLUSTRATIONPratia perpusilla: a member of the lobelia family, occurring locally from about Rotorua southwards; in beds of summer...
- ILLUSTRATIONElatine gratioloides: the sole member of its family in New Zealand, found locally throughout. Mostly on beds of summe...
- ILLUSTRATIONGratiola sexdentata: scattered in summer-dry lagoon beds e.g. near Boggy Pond; a member of the foxglove family.
- ILLUSTRATIONMyriophyllum votschii: female plants of this small milfoil are shown bearing flowers with 4 feathery stigmas each; a ...
- ILLUSTRATIONRanunculus limosella: a tiny, but common buttercup of lake-shore turfs; flowers arise from buried creeping stems; the...
- ILLUSTRATIONView north-east over eastern shores of Lake Wairarapa. Turf communities can be seen on foreground shores; Jury Island...
- ILLUSTRATIONBig Lagoon, J. K. Donald Reserve, east shore of L. Wairarapa (February 1982). The Donald Reserve is the largest survi...
- ILLUSTRATIONHypsela rivalis: a member of the lobelia family, local in the North Island, more widespread in the South island; thin...
- ILLUSTRATIONCrassula sp. (Tillaea sinclairii): one of the most abundant species of the lake-shore turfs; has the smallest leaves ...
- ILLUSTRATIONCallitriche petriei: this native starwort is thinly scattered in the lake-shore turfs; a rather local New Zealand spe...
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- ILLUSTRATIONCallitriche petriei: one each of the very reduced male and female flowers are shown: the male consists of one stamen ...
- CHAPTERUntitled
- CHAPTERTHE Kokako
- ILLUSTRATIONCallaeas cinerea wilsoni
- ILLUSTRATIONWaipapa Ecological Area — North Pureora. Prime Kokako habitat.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe closest the author ever got to a South Island Kokako. One was seen running along this log in Stream Valley fiftee...
- ILLUSTRATIONForest Margin Pureora.
- ILLUSTRATIONCut-over tawa forests — Mapara
- ILLUSTRATIONLarge epiphyten strewn matai trees at Pureora.
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- ILLUSTRATIONFeeding on Pepperwood berries
- ILLUSTRATIONMist net site for kokako trapping.
- ILLUSTRATIONNest-finding the hard way!
- ILLUSTRATIONEven kokako suffer from hook-grass!
- ILLUSTRATIONThis single chick reached the age of 12 days before being eaten (by a rat?).
- CHAPTERPOLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
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- CHAPTERSafe method of destruction
- ILLUSTRATIONPhotograph I. Millar
- CHAPTERBequests and donations
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- CHAPTERENDANGERED SPECIES IN NEW ZEALAND
- CHAPTERHAMILTON'S FROG
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- ILLUSTRATIONLeiopelma hamiltoni Photograph D. Garrick
- CHAPTERHAMILTON'S FROG
- CHAPTERTUSSOCK GRASSLANDS, MOUNTAINLANDS AND RIVERS — 60th JUBILEE YEAR NOVEMBER COUNCIL MEETING
- ILLUSTRATIONProfessor Kevin O'Connor describing the natural and cultural history of the high country at Porter's Pass. Photograph...
- ILLUSTRATIONDistinguished Life Member Lance McCaskill in his natural environment — Castle Hill Nature Reserve. Photograph: A. F. ...
- ILLUSTRATIONLance McCaskill tenderly handling the Castle Hill Buttercups as he describes how weeding is essential for the surviva...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe endangered Castle Hill Buttercup Ranunculus paucifoluis. Photograph: R. Hay.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe endangered Castle Hill Buttercup Ranunculus paucifoluis. Photograph: R. Hay.
- CHAPTERTHE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC EXPEDITION
- CHAPTERTHE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC EXPEDITION ABOARD THE YACHT DERWENT 1982
- CHAPTERObjectives and aims
- CHAPTERA GENERAL ACCOUNT OF THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC EXPEDITION
- ILLUSTRATIONThe landing place on the northern side of Curtis Island, Kermadec Group. Two of the crew can be seen scaling the ridg...
- ILLUSTRATIONA white-necked petrel, which flew aboard during the night off Macaulay Island in the Kermadecs.
- ILLUSTRATIONDerwent with the spectacular 1000 metre volcanic island of Kao in the background.
- ILLUSTRATIONA red-footed booby on its nest.
- ILLUSTRATIONAdult brown booby at Fonualei.
- ILLUSTRATIONAdult male lesser frigate bird, showing its distinctive white flank patches — Fonualei.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe crater formed by the 1952 eruption on Fonualei, Tonga. Purple swamphens (pukekos), and banded rails were found in...
- ILLUSTRATIONA forestry track through the rainforest at the 1000 metre level, on the slopes of Savai'i, Western Samoa.
- ILLUSTRATIONFrom left: Tony Crocker, Gill Eller and John Brown beside a dakua (Fijian kauri), a few kilometres from Suva, Fiji.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe spectacular needle-like Araucaria pines on the cliff edges at Lifou, in the Loyalty Islands.
- ILLUSTRATIONYoung plantings of Pinus caribaea on the ridges, with indigenous forest in the valleys; Lololo Forest, Viti Levu, Fiji.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe flightless kagu, New Caledonia. This individual was one of a number of birds that had been successfully raised in...
- ILLUSTRATIONParasitaxis ustus, a parasitic podocarp, known from only a handful of localities in southern New Caledonia. This one ...
- ILLUSTRATIONSpectacular forested valleys at Haute Yate.
- ILLUSTRATIONThe two petrel islands, Île Amere (foreground), and Île Kie (more distant), that are included in the vast Yves Merlet...
- ILLUSTRATIONSome members of the Derwent team soon after arriving back in Whangarei on 23 September 1982. From the left: George Sc...
- CHAPTERKAIMANAWA FOREST PARK
- ILLUSTRATIONThe wild horse herd which ranges over the southern Kaimanawas was recently given protection under the Wildlife Act 19...
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- ILLUSTRATIONThe beautiful Waipakihi Valley, with its broad river flats flanked by beech forest and open tops, has attracted tramp...
- ILLUSTRATIONOne of the five huts within Kaimanawa Forest Park provided and maintained by the Forest Service for public use.
- ILLUSTRATIONColourful red tussock is a feature of the upper Ngaruroro River. Extensive areas of red tussock and manuka have repla...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe largely unspoilt character of the central and southern region of the forest park is being retained with minimal r...
- CHAPTERThe New Zealand
- CHAPTERSEA LION —a problem of bycatch
- ILLUSTRATIONNew Zealand Sea Lion female suckling a nine month old pup on Enderby Island. In the background lies a harem bull. Pho...
- ILLUSTRATIONAuckland Islands and detail of the Port Ross area (from R. H. Taylor (1971), N. Z. J. Bot. vol 9).
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- ILLUSTRATIONArea E of New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone showing the proposed marine mammal sanctuary around the Auckland Islands.
- CHAPTERSEA LION —a problem of bycatch
- CHAPTERElingamita
- ILLUSTRATIONPrecipitous West Island from the south-east. The main Elingamita population is found beneath the pohutukawa forest on...
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- ILLUSTRATIONBunches of ripe fruit on small trees beneath the pohutukawa canopy.
- ILLUSTRATIONUnripe fruit, probably a year old.
- ILLUSTRATIONKaraka like foliage, and inflorescences.
- ILLUSTRATIONNot an apple! A single ripe Elingamita fruit, about 15mm across. Photos: A. E. Wright
- CHAPTERThe Lake Heron Issue
- ILLUSTRATIONNiggerheads extending well out into the lake, indicating a very low lake fluctuation. Photograph E. A. Norris
- ILLUSTRATIONMr Gerry McSweeney identifies some of the fauna for branch members. Part of the 200ha of swamp land is in the backgro...
- ILLUSTRATIONA view of the south west end of the lake. Photographs E. A. Norris
- CHAPTERThe Junior Section
- CHAPTERBIRDS I HAVE MET
- CHAPTERLITTLE IMMIGRANTS
- ILLUSTRATIONA kingfisher glares at the photographer who interrupted his lunch. Photograph L. J. Richards, Wildlife Service.
- ILLUSTRATIONA white-eye fluffs its feathers to keep out the cold in Whiteman’s Valley near Wellington. Photograph Brian Enting.
- ILLUSTRATIONA monarch butterfly rests on a dead kauri twig. Photograph David Gregorie.
- ILLUSTRATIONA white-faced heron on its nest in a lawsoniana tree. Photograph B. Harcourt, Wildlife Service.
- ILLUSTRATIONA morepork looks surprised by the camera as it rests on its day-time perch. Photograph C. R. Veitch, Wildlife Service.
- ILLUSTRATIONA kotuku, or white heron, pauses on a river bed in its search for food. Photograph B. D. Bell, Wildlife Service.
- CHAPTERWHY SAVE WETLANDS?
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- CHAPTERBook Reviews
- CHAPTERQueen Elizabeth II Scholarships
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