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Dire straits
D'Urville Island is separated from the mainland by a formidable waterway (4 minute preview, 10 minute full article)
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Tarikākā revisited
Finding new joy in a familiar place (11 minute read)
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Vanishing giants
Close encounters with some of New Zealand’s endangered species (5 minute preview, 10 minute read)
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A well-worn track
I return to an Auckland icon and wonder what has changed (4 minute preview, 9 minute full article)
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On the precipice
The precarious position of New Zealand's rare plants (12 minute read)
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Spring forward
An update on plans for the next few months (8 minute read)
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Rain and fire
The big island of Hawai'i has it all (4 minute preview, 7 minute read)
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An island's warning
How Hawai’i’s environmental problems have helped New Zealand (5 minute preview, 9 minute read)
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Trees in trouble
Can Australia and New Zealand save their native myrtles? (12 minute read)
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Rust never sleeps
The insidious threat to Australia's, and New Zealand's, iconic trees (11 minute read)
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Extinction islands
Beyond the beaches, Hawai'i is in crisis (5 minute preview, 8 minute read)
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All in the family
Why does botany matter to biosecurity? (11 minute read)
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