John Lewis

Questions have been raised about how South Dunedin properties will be valued, once the stigma of the Dunedin City Council’s buy-up is unleashed on them.

A proposal to buy properties to help South Dunedin adapt to climate change has been praised by many, but others have expressed reservations about whether the plan will actually be realised.

Now that spring has arrived, motorcyclists are bringing their bikes out of winter hibernation and hitting the roads again.

Live New Zealand bands are expected to start flowing back into Dunedin again, following the announcement a new 500-person multipurpose venue is due to open in the city later this year.

Crack out the shorts and T-shirts — it looks as if Dunedin is in for a warmer than average spring with long dry spells.

Scientists at Niwa’s Lauder Atmospheric Research Station are keeping a particularly close eye on the ozone hole over the Antarctic, after the annual phenomenon reappeared unusually early this year.

Building houses on stilts may be a cost-effective way to fight flood risks in low-lying places such as South Dunedin, as sea levels continue to rise.

As if almost on cue, temperatures are rising as the southern regions slip seamlessly from winter into spring.