In the old days in New Zealand, you needed to add the right prefix to telephone numbers to ring the adjacent villages. Our …
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At Ship Creek, just a few kilometers north of Haast, in South Westland, New Zealand, there is a wonderful boardwalk though an …
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The first time I came to Brisbane in the hot part of the year – I couldn’t believe how anyone could survive …
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New Zealand plant fossils
Supplejack – a survivor from the Miocene in New Zealand
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleThe first time I ever slept-out (sleeping bag, no tent), I was about four years old, and the place was an idyllic …
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New Zealand plant fossils
The Kai Point Coal Mine – Late Cretaceous vegetation treasure-trove
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleThe lowlands south of Dunedin (New Zealand), used to be almost impassable wetlands. The local Maoris were incredulous when the first Western …
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New Zealand plant fossils
Eucalyptus fossils in New Zealand – the thin end of the wedge
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleEucalyptus (aka ‘gum-tree’) is the quintessential Australian tree. There are about 700 species of them today (depending on who you ask), all of …
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New Zealand might be a relatively lucky position as regards global warming. We mostly have a moderate, ‘maritime’ climate. Not too hot, …
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New Zealand Geology
Beetroot with your Peanut Butter and Marmite? The basic geological structure of New Zealand
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleNew Zealand must be one of the best places on the planet for geology. We are famous among tourists for having so …
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The Gobi is the great desert that extends along southern Mongolia and northern China. Its northern extent is marked by a series …
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When I was a novice geology student, the world appeared kind of simple. Faced with a rock, I could ask myself the most …