Dunedin is asbestos. It's in our homes, our buildings and the air we breathe - which makes the clean-up bill a big one. In the second part of a three-part series, Chris Morris reports on the size of the job at hand.
Ewen Oats cannot forget the clouds of dust that clogged his lungs 40 years ago.
From miracle mineral to silent killer, asbestos has left behind a toxic legacy of death and disease in New Zealand. In the first of a three-part series, Chris Morris counts the human cost.
The death toll from asbestos-related disease in New Zealand will continue to climb for decades to come, despite a ban on imports of building materials containing the toxic mineral.
It was a solemn memorial to 14 men taken too soon - photographs of the dead, showing men lost to lung, bowel or prostate cancer, pinned to a noticeboard in the Dunedin City Council's former Midland St workers' yard.
Dunedin's fight to secure a five-star hotel is turning into a race as New Zealand's tourism upsurge catches the eye of international investors. Chris Morris reports.
Businesswoman Ali Copeman says being reliant on a neighbour's WiFi in the heart of Dunedin's CBD has left her "completely disillusioned'' about GigCity.
David Latta bled for Otago at Carisbrook. Now the Balclutha rugby veteran says driving past the remains of the old ground is heart-breaking. The carcass of Carisbrook "...
The saga of the Dunedin City Council's Citifleet fraud is finally over.
The Dunedin City Council has confirmed a confidential settlement has been reached over the long-running $1.5 million Citifleet fraud.
Frustrated homeowners in Dunedin are still fighting to pick up the pieces, nine months after last year's $30m flood. Chris Morris talks to the forgotten victims about broken houses and shattered dreams.
Some people call her Ruthless. Others say she is exactly what the Dunedin City Council needs. But supporters and critics can agree on one thing - Ruth Stokes is having an impact. Chris Morris reports.
The Dunedin City Council has lost its second transport group manager in less than six months.
The rapid rise of online crowdfunding site Givealittle is pulling at the heartstrings - easing suffering, saving lives and even our beaches. But what about those left behind? Chris Morris and Vaughan Elder report.
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull is calling on the Government to rethink freedom camping legislation, after a season in which large crowds overwhelmed sites and stretched facilities and patience across Otago.
James Hannam "probably'' wouldn't be living in Dunedin were it not for GigCity.
Dunedin is set to be lit up by a network of 12 more Gig-speed free WiFi zones across the city.
A digital highway is spreading across Dunedin, but the rise of GigCity is not without its own traffic jams and frustration. Chris Morris reports.
GigCity is a waiting game for Dunedin student Josh Livingstone.
The Exclusive Brethren will have to love their neighbours as a condition of consent, after winning approval for a major new facility on the Taieri Plain.
