by George Driver | Jan 24, 2023 | Features, North & South
The song of the South Island kōkako is said to have been one of the most beautiful sounds of the forest, but by 1900 it was all but gone. The species was finally declared extinct more than a decade ago, yet people keep hearing its haunting call and seeing glimpses...
by George Driver | Jan 24, 2023 | Features, North & South
For more than 40 years, scientists in a tiny Central Otago pitstop have been studying the ozone layer and the carcinogenic UV rays from the sun. Their critically important work has literally helped save our skins…. Read here Published in the December edition...
by George Driver | Jan 24, 2023 | Features, North & South
New Zealand has one of the oldest, least efficient and largest vehicle fleets per capita in the developed world. How did we get here and where are we going?… Read here Published in the November edition of North & South...
by George Driver | Jan 24, 2023 | Features, North & South
After a youth spent itching to be anywhere but Clyde, no one is more surprised than writer George Driver to find he’s now choosing to raise his own family in the Central Otago town… Read here Published in the October edition of North & South...
by George Driver | Jan 24, 2023 | Features, North & South
Otago’s earliest cemeteries are filled with unmarked graves. Now some of the skeletons are telling their tales…. Read here Published in the September edition of North & South...
by George Driver | Jan 24, 2023 | Features, North & South
A new report calls for partnership with tangata whenua to be at the heart of our national parks. Conservationists say this could weaken environmental protections. Iwi say it will bring an end to 135 years of alienation from the land. Who is right?… Read here...
