Water quality

Fountains of corruption

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

Jun 8 •

Melanie Newfield

Happy Birthday Turnstone

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

Jun 1 •

Melanie Newfield

Breathing space: part four

Concrete, steel and water (2 minute read)

May 11 •

Melanie Newfield

For the first and probably last time, my newsletter features me in a swimsuit (7 minute read)

Jul 26, 2024 •

Melanie Newfield

Freeloaders of the forest

Observations on the differences between New Zealand and Australian forests (9 minute read)

Jul 7, 2024 •

Melanie Newfield

Eerily familiar

A polluted lake and a special offer for subscribers (9 minute read)

Jun 30, 2024 •

Melanie Newfield

What happens when the rain falls on a city? (15 minute read)

Jun 23, 2024 •

Melanie Newfield

Could a threatened native animal help us restore our waterways? (12 minute read)

Mar 31, 2024 •

Melanie Newfield

Underwater invasions can be the last straw for lakes under pressure (11 minute read)

Mar 17, 2024 •

Melanie Newfield

The power of memory

What are the hidden costs of data? (10 minute read)

Mar 3, 2024 •

Melanie Newfield

Beneath the surface

What's going on with Rotorua's lakes? (11 minute read)

Feb 11, 2024 •

Melanie Newfield

Looking back on 2023, and forward to 2024 (6 minute read)

Dec 24, 2023 •

Melanie Newfield

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