Forest & Bird Magazines 1998

November 1998

Features
New Zealand Christmas Trees (Pohutukawa)
The Voracious Mosquitofish: Gambusia or 'Dumnbusia'
Glimpses of Gondwanaland
Wild, Unwanted Trees
Skinks with Altitude - Saving Otago's High Country Lizards
Dipping into the Future – The Next 25 Years for Forest and Bird

Comment
Without a Sustainable Environment there will not be a Economy

Conservation Briefs
Whanganui National Park at Risk of Collapse
Abel Tasman Foreshore may be added to National Park
Extended Role for Forest (now Nature) Heritage Fund
Coromandel Kiwi Sanctuary
Helping New Zealand's Rarest Kiwi
Scientists hunt for Native Aphids
Babysitting the Brown Mudfish
Superweed proposed for Sewage Treatment
Short-tailed Bats in Captivity
Large Fern Collection at Whangarei
More protection sought for Hector's dolphin
Walking Offshore to Motukaraka

World Watch
Where Pohutukawa is a Weed (South Africa)
New Zealand Techniques Eliminate Canadian Rats

In the Field
Unloved, Unlovely, but Understood (Cockroaches, Maggots, Flies, Spiders)

Branching Out
More Flax for Te Rere Penguins (Catlins Reserve)
Lawrence of Suburbia Award – Jenny Christianson
Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve a Learning Resource
Third Nursery on Matiu Somes Island
Mary Poppins Remembered
Forest and Bird on the Internet
Seventy - fifth Anniversary Ball at Govt House
Children’s Conference on the Environment in Dunedin

August 1998

Features
Miranda: Refuge of Migrants
Green Guerillas of Christchurch
Coastal Moths - in Place of Butterflies
Early Birder: Perrine Moncrieff – A Woman Pioneer in Conservation
Helping the Environment in the Pacific
Return of the Deer Menace

Comment
Saving our National Bird

Conservation Briefs
Gordon Stephenson: Good Companion of Conservation
Last Hunt for South Island Kokako – Rhys Buckingham
New Lures Sought for Stoat Control
The Greening of Te Atatu
World’s Rarest Oystercatcher on Chathams
Cage Birds Released in Wild
Driving through the Regenerating Rimutaka Forests
Rare Plant Found on Island
Moth Unites Community
Making Money from Waste
New Editor for Journal – Gordon Ell
More Kakapo Breeding Success on Maud Island
Video on Responsible Cat Ownership

World Watch
Penguins in Patagonia
Half Billion Airborne Tourists

In the Field
The look of our country

Branching Out
Restoration in Southland
Protecting Largest Living Rata
Killing Possums in Upper Hutt
Fencing on the Kauri Coast
Removing Illegal Fill on Waiheke Island
Looking for Bats in the Waikato
Restoring the Riverbanks (Opawa River)
‘Have a Go' in Tauranga

May 1998

Features
Threatened Thermal Wonderlands
Bat Flight at Rangataua
Wilderness and Water on Waiheke
Kiwi Conservation Club - Conservationists of the Future
The Aliens are Coming (Snakes, Moths, Weevils, Lerps)
Task Force Green - Working Wonders for Conservation

Comment
A Membership Organisation

Conservation Briefs
Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Proposal
Conservation Boards Reduced in Size and Number
Management Plan for Kahurangi National Park
Bird Populations Swell After Forest Pest Management
Why Kiwi Hunts by Day
New Hope for Yellowheads in Canterbury
Going Fishing for Native Species on Mount Taranaki
A New Bird Washes Up (Bulwer's Petrel)
Special Fences to Protect Giant Snails
Protection Urged for Muttonbirds Nesting on Taranaki Coast
Rare Shore Plover Wander onto Auckland Beaches
First Nga Whenua Rahui Covenant Signed in Northland
Whanganui Forest Protection Under Nga Whenua Rahui
Working Together to Protect Nature on Private Land
Spartina Grass Choking Northern Harbours
Keeping Eco - Ads Honest
Sea Lion Deaths Phenomenon of Wild Populations (Auckland Islands)
Visitors Welcome to Coastal Sand Dunes Near Wanganui

World Watch
Bar - Tailed Godwit Binge Feed by Shrinking Guts
Millionth Member for British Bird Protection Group
Extinct Birds May Return to Tonga

In the Field
Watching Birds in Town

Restoration
Ancient Lake to Live Again (Lake Horowhenua)

Branching Out
Conservation Group for Teenagers - A Success in Otago
Forest and Bird Lodge on Harbour Island (Somes Island)
Kiwi Conservation Club Initiative in Community
Revegetating Lake Tutira

February 1998

Features
Treasured Islands of the Subantartic
Diving the Mangroves - A Photographic Safari
Founding Forest and Bird
Dumping on the Countryside
Southern Ocean Plunder
Living by the River

Comment
People Who Make a Difference

Conservation Briefs
National Park potential of Inland Marlborough (Kaikoura Range)
“Hands Off our Parks and Native Species” (Business Roundtable Report)
New High Country Reserve
Walkways System Needs a “Shake-up”
Alien Seaweed Farm for Coast (Undaria)
Waitutu Forest Added to Fiordland National Park
Balancing Act to Save Fernbirds
Fossil Forest Reserve at Takapuna
New insights into Doubtful Dolphins
Extending Marine Mammal Sanctuary (Auckland Islands Sea Lions)
Concrete Gannets on Mana
New Bird Discovered (Campbell Island Snipe)
Bounty Islands Are “No Summer Holiday”
NZ winners in World Heritage Photo Contest
Free Directory of “Sustainable” Land Management

World Watch
Kyoto - Small Steps Made
More Holidays in Vanuatu

In the Field
Down the Drain

Branching Out
Groups Join For tree Planting
Dotterel Defender Moves On (Adrian & Helen Harrison)
Nature In The City
Wrong Pests Take The Bait
Awards For Nelson KCC
Get To Know Your Neighbours
Good Deed Earns Good Dollar
Canal Housing At Ohiwa
Forest and Bird At Ruapehu
Obituary : Jacqui Barrington