What a difference nearly thirty years makes. In 1986 the Prof of Geology at Otago University showed me some recently collected plant …
-
-
New Zealand plant fossils
New Zealand’s Weather has been so … Early Miocene
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleA couple of years ago I re-kitted and headed off from Wanaka for an extended walk in the Matukituki region. There was …
-
New Zealand plant fossils
Cabin Fever and Paleocene leaf fossils in the Haast
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleEaster, 1971. The family is holed-up in a tiny home-made caravan at Cole Creek, in New Zealand’s forest-clad South Westland just north …
-
New Zealand Geology
The Highlands Motorsport Park ‘Jurassic Forest Safari’
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleGrowing up in Alexandra it inconceivable that Cromwell might somehow overtake Alex. Alexandra was The Hub. Cromwell was the little place you …
-
New Zealand plant fossils
The Fossil Palm Swamps of Central Otago, New Zealand
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleOne of the endearing memories I have during my PhD was working on the banks above the Kawarau River near Cromwell (Central …
-
New Zealand plant fossils
The Fossil Palm Swamps of Central Otago, New Zealand
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleOne of the endearing memories I have during my PhD was working on the banks above the Kawarau River near Cromwell (Central …
-
In the old days in New Zealand, you needed to add the right prefix to telephone numbers to ring the adjacent villages. Our …
-
At Ship Creek, just a few kilometers north of Haast, in South Westland, New Zealand, there is a wonderful boardwalk though an …
-
The first time I came to Brisbane in the hot part of the year – I couldn’t believe how anyone could survive …
-
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 …
You must be logged in to post a comment.