Archive - The Turnstone

A gift of geology

The Garden Bird Survey makes me grateful our city has space for forest (8 minute read)

Jul 6 •

Melanie Newfield

Our native forests are doing more for us than we realise (11 minute read)

Jul 4 •

Melanie Newfield

June 2025

I reflect on the paradoxical place of invasive plants in our landscape (9 minute read, free for all readers)

Jun 29 •

Melanie Newfield

Bird's-eye view

It's time to count the birds, because birds count! (11 minute read)

Jun 27 •

Melanie Newfield

Donna and I enjoy the forboding beauty of a beach where we don't belong (3 minute preview, 6 minute full article)

Jun 22 •

Melanie Newfield

Underwater vision

Nicole Miller helps us see what is happening to Wellington's coastline (14 minute read)

Jun 20 •

Melanie Newfield

An appreciation of autumn leaves (7 minute read)

Jun 15 •

Melanie Newfield

Some of my work from the Moth May challenge on Bluesky (6 minute read)

Jun 13 •

Melanie Newfield

Fountains of corruption

Indulgence and innuendo at the Villa D'Este (4 minute preview, 7 minute full read)

Jun 8 •

Melanie Newfield

A stinging attack

How can we protect our honeydew beech forests from wasps (12 minute read)

Jun 6 •

Melanie Newfield

Happy Birthday Turnstone

Five years of making the science behind important issues accessible (7 minute read)

Jun 1 •

Melanie Newfield

May 2025

Complexity to clarity

An interview with Shaun Hendy and a review of his new book The Covid Response (11 minute read)

May 30 •

Melanie Newfield

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