Bruce Munro

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.

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.

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.

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.

The South African War is largely forgotten or remembered simply as a warm-up to two world wars. Bruce Munro talks to historian Nigel Robson about the impact on NZ, then and now, of our first foreign war.

This week, quietly, the University of Otago opened its $50 million, animal research building. Quietly, because this world class facility poses challenging questions about the value of a life.