In December 1642 Dutch navigator Abel Tasman became the first European explorer to sight the island group in the South Pacific now known as New Zealand. In his attempt to land several of his crew were killed by local tribesmen who believed the landing was an attempt to invade or do battle. Although he sighted the islands none of his crew that stepped ashore survived the landing.

A poem about island life in the South Pacific.

Railroad short story about railroad dispatcher working overtime, saving the company trunkline from being bottlenecked (traffic jam).