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- CHAPTERDepartment of Conservation — An historic turning point
- CHAPTERWORLD HERITAGE
- ILLUSTRATIONWorld Heritage areas can cater for a wide range of activities, from intensive tourism to undeveloped wilderness such ...
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- ILLUSTRATIONThe large Fiordland crested penguin nests along forested coastlines from Okarito in the north to Waitutu and Stewart ...
- ILLUSTRATIONCelmisia markii, a recently named needle-leaved species that forms loose cushions up to 1 metre across in the low alp...
- ILLUSTRATIONOnly 2 percent of New Zealand's dense kahikatea remain, spread across the South Westland coastal plain. The forests a...
- ILLUSTRATIONThis Dusky Sound rata is likely to be the tree to which Captain Cook moored the Resolution on March 27, 1773, staying...
- CHAPTERThe wonders of the south-west
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- CHAPTERCONSERVATION UPDATE
- CHAPTEROur Offshore Islands
- ILLUSTRATION1. Moturoa Island, New Plymouth. Photo: Taranaki Catchment Commission;
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- ILLUSTRATION2. Hen and Chickens (Taranga). near Whangarei. Photo: Terrv Fitzgibbon:
- ILLUSTRATION3. Shy Mollymawks, Disappointment Island. Photo: Rod Russ;
- ILLUSTRATION4, Taranga Island. Photo: Dick Anderson;
- ILLUSTRATION5. Female Hooker sea lion, Auckland Island. Photo: Fred Bruemmer;
- ILLUSTRATION6. Orange spotted nudibranch molluscs adjacent to a sea egg, Sugarloafs, New Plymouth. Photo: Lesley Bolton.
- CHAPTERRATS ecological anarchists
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- ILLUSTRATIONFigure 1. Most of New Zealand's offshore islands are found in the encircled areas
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- CHAPTERTo the WILD ISLANDS
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- ILLUSTRATIONLooking towards Little Barrier Island (Hauturu). A school of dolphins plays in the middle distance. Photo: Mark Belli...
- ILLUSTRATIONAn as yet unnamed Mercury Island male weta. Some island wetas, such as that found on Little Barrier, can be as long a...
- ILLUSTRATIONOliver's skink (Cyclodina oliveri) on the rat-free "Stack H" of the Mokohinau Islands. Less than a hectare in size, "...
- CHAPTERKapiti Island — The Last Possum?
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- ILLUSTRATIONTawa tree killed by possums on Kapiti Island. Photo: Ian Atkinson
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- CHAPTERRangatira — a key nature reserve
- ILLUSTRATIONRangatira (South-East Island) is a haven for rare bird life. The Chatham Island petrel breeds only on the island, ret...
- ILLUSTRATIONOnly 120 shore plovers remain, all living on Rangatira, although they once occurred on mainland New Zealand. An easy ...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Chatham Island red admiral butterfly (Vanessa gonerilla ida) is a colourful sight on sunny days on the island. Ph...
- ILLUSTRATIONLike its mainland relative, the spotted shag, the Pitt Island shag builds a nest of ice plant, grass and other plants...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig 1: Map of Chatham Island and other main islands.
- ILLUSTRATION1. Lake Rakeinui. one of several attractive lakes on the southern tablelands.
- ILLUSTRATION2. Chathan Island forget-me-not (Myosotidium hortensia) is an outstanding plant endemic to the islands.
- ILLUSTRATION3. Chatham Islands Aster (Olearia semidentata). One of the glories of the peatlands. this attractive shrub is threate...
- ILLUSTRATION4. Olearia chathamica is one of several prominent daisies endemic to the Chathams. Photos: David Given
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- CHAPTERSaddleback transfer Motukawanui Island
- CHAPTERCalculated risks
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- ILLUSTRATIONFig 1: Map of Motukawanui Scenic Reserve, part of the Cavalli Islands.
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- CHAPTEROusted from the depths native underwater plants
- ILLUSTRATIONA diver's view of the sun shining through native spike rush (Eleocharis sphacelata). Photo taken on the fringe of Lak...
- ILLUSTRATIONNative underwater plants such as Chara corallina rarely interfere with our use of lakes because they form a low-growi...
- ILLUSTRATIONA diver's nightmare, these dense beds of introduced lagarosiphon tend to take over completely from the useful natives...
- ILLUSTRATIONClose up of the carnivorous native bladderwort (Utricularia protrusa), showing the bladders which open and shut to tr...
- ILLUSTRATIONFigure 1: Map of main Northland dune lakes.
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- CHAPTERAramoana Path to the Sea
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- CHAPTERTASMANIA treasure isle under threat
- ILLUSTRATIONCradle Mountain — Lake St Clair National Park, Western Tasmania World Heritage Area.
- ILLUSTRATIONFagus (Nothafagus gunnii) a deciduous Tasmanian beech of exposed bushline and sub-alpine areas turns hillsides brilli...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe carnivorous Tasmanian devil is a scavenging marsupial still widespread in Tasmania. It was formerly common in mai...
- ILLUSTRATIONTasmania's great diversity of plants and animals makes the state a naturalists paradise. Rufous wallabys are widespre...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe rainforest shrub (Tasmannia lanceolata), like New Zealand’s peppertrees (Pseudowintera) belongs to the most primi...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Gordon River was dammed in 1972 despite huge public protest. Today dead trees scar its fluctuating shoreline and ...
- ILLUSTRATIONMountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) is the world's tallest hardwood tree. After pressure from the timber industry this ...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe tiny pigmy possum is found mainly in Tasmania and nests under bark and in hollow trees. Pigmy possum need natural...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig 1: Existing national parks and reserves and park extensions proposed by Tasmanian conservationists to preserve wi...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig 2: Three woodchip companies have exclusive and long-term rights over most of Tasmania's forests. One company, Ass...
- ILLUSTRATIONFig 3: More chips — fewer jobs. 61.5 % of the state’s wood is chipping for export but this generates few jobs and is ...
- ILLUSTRATION6,000 Tasmanians marched through Hobart's main streets on 19 April 1985 to protest against uncontrolled woodchipping,...
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- CHAPTERHuon Pine — a major tourist attraction
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- CHAPTERFORGOTTEN HABITATS conservation challenge of the future
- ILLUSTRATIONAt Te Paki in the far north, beautiful Spirits Bay was zoned for clearance by the Lands and Survey Department, but pr...
- ILLUSTRATIONThe Protected Natural Areas Programme is at present investigating areas such as Otago’s Old Man Range. As a result, t...
- ILLUSTRATIONSome tussockland areas have been accepted for reservation as State Forest Ecological Areas. The photo shows snow tuss...
- CHAPTERSociety's Lodges and Houses
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- CHAPTERThe Junior Section
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- CHAPTERFamous Frogs
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- CHAPTERFrank Alack Award winners.
- CHAPTERCRUNCH
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- CHAPTERIndex to subjects and authors, Vol 16, 1985
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