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#WeekendRead
Morgan Gorge, a spectacular chasm on the South Island’s West Coast, is a showpiece of whitewater power. Although it has been paddled by fewer than a dozen people, it is the aspiration of kayakers here and around the world to tackle its supreme challenge. The decision is currently before the Minister of Conservation to grant a concession to electricity company Westpower to build a hydro-generation scheme on the Waitaha River. If she does, the Morgan Gorge will become an emaciated trickle for much of the year.
Read the story from our latest issue at nzgeo.com
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Rare and unusual
The 20-day journey aboard NIWA New Zealand's research vessel Tangaroa, took place late last year and was unique in bringing together scientific expertise in a range of disciplines from seven New Zealand organisations. Discover the images captured of the rare and unusual species at nzgeo.com
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How humans changed Earth’s climate without trying
Ice cores drilled through the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have allowed climatologists to track changes in global air temperatures over the past 400,000 years. The data reveals that humans may have been altering the climate since hunters met mammoths and giant sloths roamed the Americas. The climate system is, in the words of climatologist Wallace Broecker, “a capricious beast, and we are poking it with a sharp stick”.
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Into the Frying Pan
Christchurch Port Hills blaze continues to rage, with the city’s volunteer firefighters on the front line. Unpaid and unheralded, they are our first line of rescue in 65,000 emergency calls a year, routinely saving the lives and assets of people they don’t know. Take a peek into the lives of a few unsung heroes from Rolleston station.
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#SundayDoco
The North Pole and the South Pole are icescapes that seem and look very alike, but look closer and you will find they are as opposite as night and day, summer and winter, for the Arctic and Antarctic are literally poles apart. Check out this week's Sunday doco—Secrets of the Crystal Ball
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#NZGeoRadio
PEST PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO PLAGUE NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS – STUDY
There are almost two new pest invasions every day somewhere around the world, a new study has revealed. A group of 45 international scientists gathered more than 45,000 records of 17,000 different species and have linked the rise in pests to human activities, particularly the expansion of agriculture, horticulture and global trade.
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER AT LEAST THREE NEW FISH SPECIES IN KERMADECS
A new survey of the Kermadec Islands undertaken by New Zealand scientists has discovered three new fish species.
Listen to the 3-minute programme here
COUNCIL CONSIDERS RE-ROUTING SOUTHLAND CYCLE TRAIL
Southland District Council is considering shifting the route of a controversial cycle trail away from a trout fishing area to bring an end to a court case. So far, the council has spent more than $9 million on the trail and has been under pressure from ratepayers not to spend more money on the over-budget project.
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