Hidden beneath quiet suburban streets are clues to Auckland’s tumultuous geological past: lava caves.
 
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November 24, 2017
 
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Secret passages

Hidden beneath quiet suburban streets are clues to Auckland’s tumultuous geological past: lava caves.

Lava caves may just be the most delightful thing that Aucklanders don’t know about their city—hidden below the suburbs, beneath front lawns and corner dairies.

 
 
 
 
 
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Light fantastic

University of Auckland professor Cather Simpson on solving problems with lasers.

 
 
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Big data to the rescue

Figuring out to stop nutrients from fertiliser and animal wastes flowing from land into waterways is difficult—but help is now on the way.

 
 
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#SundayDoco: Death Valley

Sprawling across three and a half million acres in southern California, the hostile Death Valley is an otherworld steeped in contradiction.

 
 
 
 
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An easy Christmas gift with a free calendar

Order a New Zealand Geographic subscription as a Christmas gift, and have a magazine sent to your place in advance to wrap up and give on Christmas Day. Bonus: the Christmas issue comes with a free 2018 calendar.

You can subscribe from just $1/week for digital, $1.50/week for print, or $2/week for both, billed bimonthly or annually. See the options here.

 
 
 
 
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Islands in the sky

Two years ago, a group of climbers, scientists and photographers spent more than 100 hours high in the boughs of giant rimu and kahikatea, capturing 120,000 images, 1200 video clips and 28 time-lapse sequences from the canopy. The result? An exhibition which has just opened at the Waikato Museum.

The New Zealand Tree Project's work also features in our story on the forest canopy, the last frontier of exploration

 
 
 
 
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Last weekend to see Photographer of the Year 2017 in Christchurch

It's your last chance to visit the free exhibition in Cathedral Square and see the finalists of Photographer of the Year 2017—the exhibition closes on Sunday evening. (It will reopen at Auckland Museum on December 15.)

Not in Christchurch or Auckland? You can view the finalists online anytime and vote for your favourites to win the Panasonic People's Choice award.

Photo: Paul Daly

 
 
 
 
 
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WEST COAST MINING PROJECT GIVEN GREEN LIGHT
A coal mine at Mt Te Kuha on the West Coast has won resource consent. The mine will cover 144 hectares, with 12 hectares on conservation estate.

 
 
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FEWER SWIMMING SPOTS FOR CANTABRIANS

Four popular swimming spots in Canterbury have now been declared unswimmable due to poor water quality.

 
 
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KAIKOURA COAST FISHING BAN EXTENDED
Fishing was banned along 130 kilometres of the coast soon after last November’s earthquake, to help the marine environment recover.