Shutes Hut
This four-bunk stone hut in the Ruahine Forest Park is unique and full of stories.
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Northland: Northern lights
The concepts of kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga are embedded in Northland. Three tourism operators from the region reveal how they balance doing business with doing good.
Waikato: An underground movement
Whether it’s native tree planting, energy efficient buildings or sensors to protect fragile cave ecosystems, Waitomo’s tourism businesses are deeply committed to sustainability.
Rotorua: Leave only tyre tracks
Pedal power is one of the best ways to appreciate the natural beauty of Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua.
Southland: Due South
Beautiful landscapes, friendly locals and abundant wildlife are all waiting to be discovered on five self-drive road trips in Southland.
Pushing the boat out
The Hauraki Gulf is in trouble. Dwindling fish stocks, water pollution and increasing sedimentation are damaging the world’s first marine park and sounding alarms for researchers studying the area.
Theory and practice
Diversifying your skill set can help you gain an edge on the competition when looking for employment after graduation.
Hearts and minds
The cognitive benefits of exercise are no secret to anybody who has been for a good run, or spent an hour in the gym lifting weights. But research from the University of Auckland’s Brain Dynamics Research Lab suggests those same ‘brain gains’ can be made with a short burst of high intensity exercise, offering a new tool in the war against the mid-afternoon workday slump.
Waitaki: Going in circles
Visitors to the Ōamaru Blue Penguin Colony are helping to create a more sustainable tourism industry.
A taste of science
Waiheke Island is a hotbed of experimental winemaking, but nowhere is this more evident than at the University of Auckland’s Goldwater Wine Science Centre.
Making the leap
Unitec’s work experience is helping to propel applied science graduates into jobs.
Cultivating change
As the world searches for environmental solutions, environmental graduates are increasingly in demand.
Call of the wild
From kayaking and rafting to rock climbing, mountain biking, nutrition and leadership, an Otago Polytechnic programme prepares learners for a world of wild adventures.
Conserving the Future
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington offers postgraduate programmes tailored to the passions and aspirations of Aotearoa’s future change makers.
Pedal City
The capital boasts mountain biking experiences as compelling as its coffee—many of them within pedalling distance from the city centre.
Sunrise hut
The view from the top of the Ruahine Range is a good one to wake up to.
Make a world of difference as an environmental scientist
The new professionally accredited four-year environmental science degree at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha University of Canterbury gives its graduates knowledge and skills that are in high demand in the workforce while empowering them to address the world’s urgent sustainability issues.
Happy trails
From windswept ridgelines to lush native forest remnants and rugged coastlines, Wellington’s Regional Trails have it all.
Home safe home
Research on the Alpine Fault suggests there’s a high chance of a magnitude-8 event occurring within the next half century. This will cause significant damage in the area, but just as the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake had a significant impact on Wellington, it is also likely to be widely felt across the lower North Island. Some 30,000 residential chimneys in Christchurch toppled or caused damage during the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Most were unreinforced concrete masonry or brick, which are common in pre-1970s homes. Chimneys are just one feature of a home we can make safer for future earthquakes. The Earthquake Commission has assembled a quickfire list of those features most likely to fail, and what can be done to mitigate damage and danger to occupants. For more information visit the Earthquake Commission website: eqc.govt.nz/be-prepared
Beauty and the beast
Photographer Julian Apse is well-accustomed to remote places. And so is his Series IIA Land Rover.
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