Otago Daily Times: Magazine

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.

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.

Bus boasts books on board

Bus boasts books on board

To make the Dunedin Public Library's services more accessible to suburban residents, a bus was bought from the city council in 1950 for 175 and refitted to carry about 1000 books.

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