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"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Review: The 2002 edition of cricket's bible marks the second year in Graeme Wright's second stint in the editorial seat, and contains much for readers to ponder. Alongside the usual plethora of facts and figures, the last year has provided much more for Wisden to get its teeth into. Just as the current Australian side has taken Test cricket to new levels, several of the test series covered by the 2002 Almanack seem to have upped the ante in terms of excitement, notably the Aussies' glorious but ultimately unsuccessful rubber in India la...

Premium Content Subscriber only THE SWELL of instruments filling a room with sky-high ceilings is a sound many music lovers went without during Covid. Soon, concertgoers will be able to take their seat without leaving Ipswich, as local musicians collaborate with visual artists to treat audiences to a performance exploring perspective, interpretation – and wildlife. Beginning with two shows on mother’s day weekend, Ipswich City Orchestra will deliver a series of performances across Ipswich and neighbouring regions in its Brass on Safari tour. A brass quintet will perform music by Camill...

Ipswich City Orchestra will team up with local artists to debut its newest tour

Kavinda Herath/Stuff Barnes Wild Bluff Oysters staff in Invercargill are being kept busy as the oyster season is in full swing. The discovery of the oyster parasite Bonamia ostreae in the Foveaux Strait has not impacted commercial operations. Genome sequencing shows the strain of Bonamia ostreae found in wild Foveaux Strait oysters in March is closely related to those previously found in Marlborough and Big Glory Bay. The parasite was first detected in New Zealand waters in the Marlborough Sounds in 2015, before being detected in Big Glory Bay on Stewart Island in 2017 where thousands of far...

“It’s been blowing its socks off,” he said. The fishery was also in good stead for seasons to come, as there had been a “huge increase” in juvenile oysters in the previous two to three years, Wright said. Maturation takes about six to eight years. However, there is concern amongst the fishery after the oyster parasite Bonamia ostreae was discovered in a small area of the Foveaux Strait in late March. A rahui is in place for the area, which has not been fished in the past five years. Biosecurity New Zealand spokesperson Dr Catherine Duthie earlier said "we can't stress enough t...