Otago Daily Times: Magazine

Digging in for conservation land battle

Digging in for conservation land battle

Deposits of valuable minerals lie undisturbed but off-limits beneath New Zealand's conservation estate.

Booking up 100 years

Booking up 100 years

The children's section of Dunedin's free library service has turned 100, while its book bus has notched up 60 years. Charmian Smith looks at how they are faring in a changing world.

Her voice against the mines

Her voice against the mines

Frustration over Government proposals has prompted the face of the Department of Conservation, Nicola Vallance, to pack away her polar fleece and find a new platform for her environmental concerns. Shane Gilchrist reports.

Scratching around below the surface

While astronomers scour the skies for signs of life in outer space, biologists are exploring an enormous living world buried below the surface of the Earth.

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