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- TITLE_SECTIONTitle Section
- CHAPTERSaving our heritage!
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- CHAPTEROUR DISAPPEARING NATURAL DUNELANDS
- ILLUSTRATIONPingao mantles the dunes of Sand Hill Point, Waitutu. Photo: G. McSweeney
- ILLUSTRATIONAt Mason Bay on Stewart Island's west coast prevailing westerly winds have formed 100 metre high dunes covered in rat...
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- ILLUSTRATIONA marram grass control programme is underway to protect the natural dunes of Fiordland National Park. Photo: M. T. Sykes
- ILLUSTRATIONPingao, Desmoschoenus spiralis traps drifting sand to form dunes — Manukau Heads, Auckland. Photo: G. Loh
- ILLUSTRATIONSand convolvulus Calystegia solanella is a common native plant on the foredune — Anapai Beach, Abel Tasman National P...
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- ILLUSTRATIONThe best known new Zealand spider, the katipo, is seldom seen. This shy animal is commonly found amongst dune vegetat...
- ILLUSTRATIONNative sand spurge, Euphorbia glauca at Sand Hill Point, Waitutu. DSIR studies in Southland found that this species s...
- ILLUSTRATIONSand scarab beetle larvae. The large grubs spend much of their time buried in moist sand feeding on rotten driftwood ...
- ILLUSTRATIONNative shore earwigs can frequently be found beneath driftwood on the seashore. Photo: G. W. Gibbs
- CHAPTERCultivation and Use of Pingao
- CHAPTERKAITORETE SPIT
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Kaitorete Spit extends 28 km south from Banks Peninsula in Canterbury and is the largest remaining dune area in N...
- ILLUSTRATIONProstrate broom Carmichaelia appressa is found only on the Kaitorete Spit. The plant in this photo has an unusual ere...
- ILLUSTRATIONProstrate broom in flower — Kaitorete Spit. Photo S. Courtney
- ILLUSTRATIONTo cope with the drying, windy conditions of sand dunes, plants have developed special forms. Prostrate broom has no ...
- ILLUSTRATIONSand mining operations by Habgoods Ltd have now destroyed 11 hectares of pingao covered foredunes at Kaitorete. The s...
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- CHAPTERNatural Sand Dunes Need Help
- CHAPTERMAKING THE MOST OF YOUR OUTDOOR TRIPS
- ILLUSTRATIONChoose your trip to suit the capabilities of your party — walkways are good for short walks especially with inexperie...
- ILLUSTRATIONWhat can be an easy walk in good conditions can become much harder in bad weather — Tongariro National Park. Photo: C...
- ILLUSTRATIONRain gear and warm clothing are essential on more extended walks — especially if you want to stop and botanise. Heran...
- ILLUSTRATIONTake regular breaks on your walks for rest and food — it makes the trip much more enjoyable. Photo: Jack McConchie
- ILLUSTRATIONLarge parties can be particularly difficult to manage. The leader(s) must keep the group together and stop to let tai...
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- CHAPTERWhat future for kauri?
- ILLUSTRATIONA dense stand of kauri in Puketi State Forest. Photo Ewen Cameron
- ILLUSTRATIONView across Puketi State Forest and the Waipapa valley from Pirau ridge. The kauris in the foreground are in a produc...
- ILLUSTRATIONNorthland's larger kauri forests are outstanding wildlife habitat. They host kokako such as this bird in Puketi as we...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe carnivorous kauri snail (Paraphanta busbyi var. busbyi) is another special inhabitant of Northland's native fores...
- ILLUSTRATIONKauri forests are our richest, most diverse native forests. They have important biological values worthy of preservat...
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- ILLUSTRATIONPittosporum pimelioides Photo Mark Bellingham
- ILLUSTRATIONScientific reserves in kauri forests are inadequate. The Waipoua forest sanctuary should be extended west to include ...
- ILLUSTRATIONKauri forests extend south of Auckland into the Coromandel and Kaimai Ranges. These young kauris are growing in the H...
- ILLUSTRATIONNorthiand's native forests offer tremendous scope for recreational and tourism use compatible with their preservation...
- ILLUSTRATIONArea cleared for helicopter logging, Russell State Forest. A large clearing is often needed for clear vision. The res...
- ILLUSTRATION"Weeding" of the rimu tree lying on the ground and tree ferns is supposed to promote the growth of the young planted ...
- ILLUSTRATIONThis taraire has been ringbarked to stop it competing with young kauri, Russell State Forest. Only 150 hectares of se...
- ILLUSTRATIONKauri forests are unrivalled in size, grandeur and sheer diversity by any other forest in New Zealand and have a prof...
- ILLUSTRATIONThese two huge kauri were felled from Puketi to make Maori canoes but 7 years later lie rotting in a paddock near Kai...
- CHAPTERWhy the COROMANDEL should not be MINED
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- ILLUSTRATIONThe rugged castellated outline of Tairua Hills at sundown. Photo: G. Braithwaite
- ILLUSTRATIONDescending into the Kauaeranga Valley from Crosbies Clearing. Photo: G. Braithwaite
- ILLUSTRATIONCrossing the Waiomu Stream. Photo: G. Braithwaite
- ILLUSTRATIONWaiomu Kauri more appreciated today than in the past when gold mining and logging disturbed the forest. Photo: G. Bra...
- ILLUSTRATIONHoffman's Pool Kauaeranga Valley a favourite swimming spot. Photo: G. Braithwaite
- ILLUSTRATIONCrosbies Clearing looking northwards to Maumaupaki or the 'Camel’s Back'. Photo: Mike Milburn
- ILLUSTRATIONThe long flat top of our own Table Mountain is a dominant feature in the Coromandel Ranges. Photo: Mike Milburn
- CHAPTERCoalition to Save the Coromandel
- CHAPTERTHE PRESIDENTIAL CHANGE-OVER
- CHAPTERCONSERVATION UPDATE UPDATE
- CHAPTERA FOREST PARK FOR TONGARIRO?
- CHAPTERBAY OF PLENTY FORESTS FINALLY PROTECTED!
- CHAPTERWHAT PRICE WATER EXPORT?
- CHAPTERMAVORA LAKES PASTORAL PARK PROPOSAL IN SOUTHLAND UNSATISFACTORY
- CHAPTERBLUE DUCK SIGHTINGS REQUIRED
- CHAPTERBANKS PENINSULA FIRE HIGHLIGHTS SMALL RESERVE PROBLEMS
- CHAPTERBUSH PROTECTION, NATIONAL PARKS AND ANTARCTICA FOCUS OF JUNE COUNCIL MEETING
- CHAPTERConserving the KAKIRORI
- ILLUSTRATIONDark-grey kakirori (Pomarea dimidiata) held for banding and measuring. One of 24 known individuals.
- ILLUSTRATIONValley bottom plant association characteristic of kakirori habitat. All photos Rod Hay *Education Department, Cook Is...
- ILLUSTRATIONRugged forested interior of Rarotonga photographed from cultivated coastal strip of the island.
- CHAPTERBook Review
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- CHAPTER"Birds Forests and Natural Features of New Zealand".
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- CHAPTERThe Junior Section
- CHAPTERMUSHROOMS. TOADSTOOLS, and other FUNGI
- ILLUSTRATIONInk Cap Toadstools, Coprinus sp. slim graceful and almost transparent. Photo Mike Aamodt
- ILLUSTRATIONOrange Pore Fungus, Favolaschia calocera Photo Mike Aamodt
- ILLUSTRATIONFly agaric, Amanita muscaria Photo D Gregorie
- ILLUSTRATIONShaggy Ink Cap, Lawyers Wig, Coprinus comatus Photo D Gregorie
- ILLUSTRATIONFairy Club, Clavaria fusiformis Photo Mike Aamoat
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- ILLUSTRATIONVelvet Earthstar Photo Mike Aamodt
- ILLUSTRATIONA "Fairy Ring" of toadstools in the bush Photo D Gregorie
- ILLUSTRATIONThe sky-blue Entoloma hochstetteri Photo D Gregorie
- ILLUSTRATIONViolet Tobacco Pouch Fungus Photo Mike Aamodt
- CHAPTERMUSHROOMS. TOADSTOOLS, and other FUNGI
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- CHAPTERBulletin
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- CHAPTERSOCIETY SUMMER CAMPS
- CHAPTERENROL ANOTHER MEMBER!
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- ILLUSTRATIONMany of New Zealand's sand dunes were formerly covered in native forest. Few native forested dunes remain today. The ...
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