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Blowing in the wind
Predicting El Niño is a complex problem, but reducing its impact is not (13 minute read)
Jul 19
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Melanie Newfield
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A coming storm
Ominous clouds on the horizon, both literal and metaphorical (2 minute preview, 5 minute full article)
Jul 17
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Melanie Newfield
13
2
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A mountain fragment
The indifferent Nilgiri tahr of Eravikulam National Park (4 minute read)
Jul 12
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Melanie Newfield
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Regenerating heritage
Remembering what Christchurch has lost, and finding hope in the Red Zone (10 minute read)
Jul 5
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Melanie Newfield
15
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An experiment
I try fighting fire with fire, or rather weeds with weeds (4 minute read)
Jul 3
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Melanie Newfield
13
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June 2026
Disruption
Wellington's wild weather has brought chaos this weekend (2 minute read)
Jun 28
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Melanie Newfield
14
4
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A lingering aftertaste
Aromatic memories from the highlands of Kerala (6 minute read)
Jun 21
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Melanie Newfield
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Beyond the backwaters
Some memories of my time in Kerala (7 minute read)
Jun 14
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Melanie Newfield
15
2
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Return of the screw
The story of a fly we thought we'd defeated (12 minute read)
Jun 7
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Melanie Newfield
16
5
5
May 2026
Happy Birthday Turnstone
I've now been writing on Substack for six years (7 minute read)
May 31
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Melanie Newfield
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20
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Hemlock and old lace
The delicious plant family with some deadly deceivers (12 minute read)
May 24
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Melanie Newfield
12
2
Trouble in paradise
Why have we been less successful eradicating rats from tropical than temperate islands? (12 minute read)
May 17
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Melanie Newfield
17
7
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