Issue 15: Spring 2023
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Highway to the danger zone
What the small problem of the Franz Josef petrol station says about our inaction in the face of big problems. 1— A million tourists pass through the town of Franz Josef, population 500, every year. They book helicopter rides to the receding glacier and take strolls through the primordial forest. Thrill seekers are everywhere, to…
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Like bucks to water
The 1964 guide to the flora and fauna on the banknotes of Aotearoa. Since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II we have, like Snoop Dogg, had our minds on our money and our money on our minds. Specifically, we’ve got our minds on the prospect of being confronted by King Charles III’s sad bewildered gaze…
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The slacker generation
Crossing the line with the funambulists. Elsa Leperlier, a young French woman living in Wānaka, didn’t have a choice when the small tabby cat adopted her. It was love at first sight. Owning a cat isn’t easy when you’re a freewheeling spirit, travelling the world without any ties. Elsa was once offered a lucrative job…