Bruce Munro

    An unwelcome history

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    An unwelcome history

    The surprisingly early, enduring, shockingly excluded existence of Indians in New Zealand is the subject of historian Jacqueline Leckie’s new book, writes Bruce Munro.

    To the rescue

    Anticlockwise from right: Senior intensive care paramedic Doug Flett. An ...

    To the rescue

    Doug Flett, former New Zealander of the Year, talks to Bruce Munro about highs, lows and what it takes to spend almost three decades as one of the country’s foremost rescue helicopter paramedics.

    Choking off the funding

    Choking off the funding

    Otago has some of the most polluted air in NZ, but the ORC has put its air quality work on hold until 2025. The council’s decision could have dire health consequences for some Otago residents, shocked and dismayed experts tell Bruce Munro.

    Saucers full of secrets

    Saucers full of secrets

    The Pentagon’s UFO report was a damp squib. But there are unexplained aerial sightings that are compelling much closer to home. Bruce Munro looks at the evidence and asks, what does the existence, or non-existence, of aliens mean for us Earthlings?

    A voice for others

    John Gibb has gathered the city’s news — shorthand notebook and pen in hand — for more than 30...

    A voice for others

    For decades it has been John Gibb asking the questions, while compiling thousands of stories for the ODT. Bruce Munro turns the tables on the veteran journalist, who has retired.

    Fire and ice

    Fire and ice

    The Brass Monkey Rally is having its final fling. Bruce Munro talks to those who, for four decades, have made it the biggest annual winter motorcycle pilgrimage in New Zealand.

    Stepping into our future

    Distinguished Prof Paul Spoonley, Massey University. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Stepping into our future

    The Govt has announced the end of a decade of immigration-fuelled growth that rewarded some and hurt others. The increase was unsustainable, but what comes next needs careful consideration and two key initiatives, Prof Paul Spoonley says.

    Fallout at the outfall

    It was proposed that a trestle aqueduct carry the city’s sewage out to Bird Islands and deposit...

    Fallout at the outfall

    The Dunedin Ratepayers’ and Householders Association played a decisive role in city affairs. Bruce Munro recounts its jubilant formation 118 years ago and turbulent early days, including its victory over a plan to siphon the city’s sewage out to sea at Smaill’s Beach via an aqueduct.