Otago Daily Times: Magazine

The 20ha public reserve in Gards Rd, Waitaki Valley, is so new it is yet to be named. But the limestone outcrop's spectacular scenery, rare and endangered plants, 25-million-year-old fossils and evidence of early Maori occupation mean it will not remain the exclusive preserve of conservationists and researchers for long, writes Bruce Munro.

Researchers at the University of Otago are gearing up to tackle climate change, Tom McKinlay reports.

Anyone building a home has a vested interest in the outcome, but an Auckland couple has taken that involvement to an entirely different level. Kim Dungey reports on an unconventional house that recently gained national honours.

One of the prophets of global warming visits Dunedin this week, and you can be assured the message will be chilling, reports Tom McKinlay