James Beattie KEY TERMS environment, Asia, gardens, Japan, China, Philippines, animals, conservation This special one-day symposium on the environment and nature of Asia took place on Saturday 2 September 2006,…

Conference Report: Trans -Tasman ‘States of Mind’ series, 2006: Water, Friday 27 October Kate Hunter Each year since 2001, the Stout Research Centre at Victoria University, sponsored by the Australian…

Francis Reid In the nineteenth century, the collection of objects of natural history was central to the intellectual status of many men of science. Having access to an extensive collection…

Chris de Freitas The global warming issue is as emotionally charged as it is widely misunderstood. Moreover, there is a fixation with a majority view and “consensus science”, which suggest…

The December 2006 edition of Environment and Nature in New Zealand leads with a controversial opinion piece by Associate Professor Chris de Freitas on climate change. Given the current public…

For this issue of ENNZ, we are proud to showcase the work of Otago poet Richard Reeve, in response to the windfarm issue, attitudes to energy consumption and the landscape….