This magazine began life in 1972, “incorporating The New Zealand Lapidary”, a previous magazine that I have yet to find out much about. I have been looking to access any of these “early” sources of information about rock hounding and stone polishing as there is no doubt much of relevance still to be found there. I have previously searched unsuccessfully online for any copies of “The NZ Lapidary” for sale and have only now realised that “The NZ Rockhunter” succeeded it. I have also just discovered that the Otago Rock and Mineral Club’s website has a link to scans of many of the issues of “The NZ Rockhunter”, the link being found on the New Zealand Geology Information page. Issues from the years 1972 to 1988 and 1998 to 2000 can be found here. A plea has been made for copies or scans of missing issues to be sent. The Otago Rock and Mineral Club’s website also has a section called “The Library”, organised by region, in which are posted a range of articles from “The NZ Rockhunter” and some other sources. This kind of information from many years ago can still be invaluable to rock hounds and stone polishers today.
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