Forest & Bird Magazines 2003

Features
The Secretive Singer - grey warbler
The Search for the " Most Favourite " New Zealand Plants
The New Relatives of Whitebait - The rediscovery of New Zealand's freshwater fish
The Vanishing Rock Wren - This tiny alpine bird is in serious trouble
Heritage Tales from an Extinct Volcano (South Auckland)
A Voyage Into Inner Space - Deepwater discoveries north of New Zealand
Deep New Zealand (Deep Water Fish)
Caring for Kaitorete Spit
Coming Home to Roost - The burgeoning wildlife of Karori Sanctuary

Comment
Taking Precautions with Genetic Engineering

Conservation Briefs
Forest and Bird President Wins Loder Cup
High Country Purchased for Public and Nature (Poplars Station Lewis Pass)
Success of Weka Project (Russell Peninsula)
The Lost World of the Moa (Book Review)

World Watch
Precarious Paradise in the Pacific (Aitutaki Lagoon)
Getting Rid of Rats on Pacific Atolls (Aitutaki Lagoon)

In the Field
The Lives of Leaves - what they do

Branching Out
Protecting Natural Character of Coastal Landscape (Okura Estuary)
New Conservation Manager for Forest And Bird (Kevin Hackwell)
Winemaker Helps Waitakere Wetland (Banrock , Te Matuku)
Hall's Reserve has Historic Links

August 2003

Features
Emblems of Forest and Bird (Tui & Kowhai)
The Tides of Pauatahanui
A Confusion of Birdwatchers (Pipit & Skylark)
Up with The Lark (Neville Peat)
DOC Proposes Large Marine Reserve Off Great Barrier
Preserving the Snow Tussock Country ( Te Papanui )
Manawatu Estuary - A Case for Recognition
The Alarming Discovery About Stoats
Fungal Forays - Foraging for Fantastic Fungi
Estimating the Threatened Nature of Fungi
Energy Nightmares for Conservation

Comment
Managing the Land Sustainably

Conservation Briefs
Help for Muttonbirds to Survive on Taranaki Clifftop (Grey faced Petrel)
A New Generation of Taiko Emerging
Mudfish Sanctuary in Suburban Stream (Avon River)
Big Bird Book Cost $1.15 Million (Australian New Zealand & Antarctic Birds)
Conservationists Recognised in Queen's Birthday List (Ann & Basil Graeme)
Society Honours Members with ' Old Blue ' Awards
Northern Peninsula to Become an ' Island ' (Tawharanui Peninsula)

In The Field
Plants of the Sea

Branching Out
Predator - Proof Fence Planned for Bushy Park
Penguin Reserve Flourishing Dispite Fire Damage (Te Rere Penguin Reserve)
Revegetation Project in Marlborough Sounds (Devon Close Memorial Reserve)
New Deputy National President (Dr Peter Maddison)
80th Birthday Present from Waitakere
National Executive for 2003 - 2004

Features
Kapiti Island - A Special Place
Life on a Humble Shrub - Muehlenbeckia an important habitat
Which Crowe is That ? (Author Andrew Crowe)
The View from the Plains (Christchurch's Port Hills)
Hugh Wilson - Living with the Land
A Helping Hand for Nature (Nature Heritage Trust)
Karaka - A Poisonous Food
Protecting the Rocky Shore - Auckland's Wild West Coast
Leaves of Grass - the nature of grasslands
Founding Forest and Bird

Comment
Fourth Wave of Extinction

Conservation Briefs
The Battle to Save Lake Omapere
No Breeding Kakapo This Year
Lake Pearson Declared a Wildlife Refuge
Rare Coastal Plants Replanted on Offshore Island (Whale Island)
Rare Plant Discovery in Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park (Thismia Rodwayi)
Loder Cup Recognises Local Achievements (Margie Marsden)

In The Field
Leaves of Grass (Wild Grasslands)

Branching Out
Saving Albatross

Forest and Bird Lodges and Reserves
Little Reserves Preserve Local Character - Hutt Valley, South Canterbury, and Otago

Features
Tiritiri Matangi, The Open Sanctuary
Setting the Bounds of Conservation Policy, an Interview with the Conservation Minister
Saving our Southern Sea Birds - Alarming threats to albatross and petrels
Five New Zealand Seabirds Most at Risk
The Wealth of the Poor Knights
Chatham Island Oystercatcher On the Comeback
The Changing World Underfoot - Immigrants are replacing native animals

Comment
Forest and Bird's 80th Anniversary - Our Society is 80 years young

Conservation Briefs
New Trust Aims to Help the Blue Duck
Marine Reserve Proposal in Eastern BoP (Volkner Rocks)
Parrot trade 'Potential Disaster' for Native Birds
Kaimanawa Wild Horses and Conservation
Forest Mimic Copies Call of the Kokako
Back From Mainland Extinction After 80 Years (Bluff Weka)
Native Water Birds Return to Christchurch
QE11 National Trust Celebrates 25 Years and 56,000 ha

World Watch
Japan Uses Ramsar to Protect Migrant Birds

In The Field
Learning with the Birds

Branching Out
J.S. Watson Awards for Conservation Projects in 2003
Fensham Group Receives DoC Award
Getting to Grips with Farmed Deer Habits

Restoration
Former Sewage Farm to be a Bird Sanctuary - Puketutu Island, Manukau Harbour
Replacing Pine Trees with Silver Beech
Restoring the Dawn Chorus in South Waikato

Forest and Bird Lodges and Reserves
The Society Reserves Steeped in History(Field Reserve - Te Wairoa Dorothy Baker Reserve - Colin Kerr Taylor Reserve)