Reckless chemistry
Reckless chemistry
Tens of thousands of chemicals are used in New Zealand. But what do we really know about their use and their impacts on our land, our water and our health?
Bruce Munro
Payments mount while debate rages
Payments mount while debate rages
Glyphosate can kill and deform plants. But is the common herbicide also a human cancer risk?
Emergence of intimidating 'Z' insignia in Russia
Emergence of intimidating 'Z' insignia in Russia
Police arresting anti-war protesters in Russia are now wearing the infamous ‘‘Z’’ insignia, an intimidating symbol of support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ODT journalist Bruce Munro talks with his contact in Russia as police crack down on protesters.
Fear and understanding
Fear and understanding
Is Dunedin an Islamophobic city? Bruce Munro talks to family of Huda Al Jamaa about the impact of the school attack and asks what needs to be done to make Dunedin everyone’s hometown.
Global Insight: Russia Sanctions Bill shows change 'needed' at UN
Global Insight: Russia Sanctions Bill shows change 'needed' at UN
New Zealand's Russia Sanctions Bill marks the beginning of the end of the United Nations in its existing form, Otago University Professor Robert Patman says.
'This is not the people’s war': Protests continue in St Petersburg
'This is not the people’s war': Protests continue in St Petersburg
A Russian photographer is risking arrest to document war protests in St Petersburg so the people of war-torn Ukraine know Russians support them, he spoke to Otago Daily Times reporter Bruce Munro.
Weighing in on a big issue
Weighing in on a big issue
Brendan Reid has gone from a morbidly obese 137kg to weighing in at 86kg and living an "awesome" life.
Weighing in on a big issue
Weighing in on a big issue
Brendan Reid has gone from being morbidly obese to living an "awesome" life.
A song and a shadow
A song and a shadow
The South Island kokako is extinct - or is it? Suddenly in the global spotlight, those trying to prove the beautiful but hapless wattlebird is still out there talk to Bruce Munro about the evidence that keeps them searching.
Russians 'divided' over Ukraine invasion
Russians 'divided' over Ukraine invasion
Anti-war protests in Russia continue, but the country is divided over the invasion of Ukraine, a source in St Petersburg has told the Otago Daily Times.
Russians 'divided' over Ukraine invasion
Russians 'divided' over Ukraine invasion
Anti-war protests in Russia continue, but the country is divided over the invasion of Ukraine, a source in St Petersburg has told the Otago Daily Times.
A song and a shadow
A song and a shadow
The South Island kokako is extinct - or is it? Suddenly in the global spotlight, those trying to prove the beautiful but hapless wattlebird is still out there talk to Bruce Munro about the evidence that keeps them searching.
NZ can help put power in hands of Russian youth: Prof Patman
NZ can help put power in hands of Russian youth: Prof Patman
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine to rebuild a Greater Russia might accelerate his own demise, University of Otago’s Prof Robert Patman says.
'We can't remain silent': NZ must speak out against Russia, expert says
'We can't remain silent': NZ must speak out against Russia, expert says
Russia aggression towards Ukraine is a direct assault on New Zealand's non-nuclear security values, Professor Robert Patman says.
Making herself useful
Making herself useful
OUSA president Melissa Lama got married at 17 and completed an MBA last week. She talks to Bruce Munro about growing up too quickly, mental health struggles and a busy life.
Global Insight: NZ has role on world stage
Global Insight: NZ has role on world stage
New Zealand needs to step up as compromised super powers struggle to deal with global threats, Professor Robert Patman says.
No mountain, no river
No mountain, no river
A truly personal story lies behind Erica Newman’s ground-breaking research that is helping reshape family relations in New Zealand. Dr Newman talks about why Māori adoptees and their descendants need a law change and asks what it means for all of us to forge identities grounded in Aotearoa New Zealand.
A stream of talent
A stream of talent
Three out of four Kiwi kids see streaming as a viable career option. What does that sentence even mean!? Bruce Munro takes a deep dive in the swift-flowing online-video-communities river.
Global Insight: Putin's problems behind looming war with Ukraine
Global Insight: Putin's problems behind looming war with Ukraine
The threat of Russia invading Ukraine overshadows the other two dominant global issues of 2022, Professor Robert Patman tells Global Insight.
Death unleashed
Death unleashed
A professor brought to NZ to help eradicate both weasels and stoats is warning against repeating mistakes that made Otago ground-zero for the disastrous introduction of those invasive predators.