Mould
The special school that's being starved
An Auckland school for some of our most vulnerable children is crumbling, and any hopes for a rebuild have just been dashed by the government's moves to halt school property developments. Audio
The special school that's being starved
An Auckland school for some of our most vulnerable children is crumbling, and any hopes for a rebuild have just been dashed by the government's moves to halt school property developments.
AudioMould takes hold amid wet weather
Mould removal companies are being kept busy in Auckland, handling double the number of calls this year, to treat mouldy houses.
Experts say the wet weather has provided ideal conditions for mould… Audio
The cracks in the Healthy Homes rules
There are five basic standards to be met before landlords can get their Healthy Homes tick. Why do so many seem to be slipping through the cracks? Audio
The cracks in the Healthy Homes rules
There are five basic standards to be met before landlords can get their Healthy Homes tick. Why do so many seem to be slipping through the cracks?
AudioWhy the next pandemic could be a potentially deadly fungus
While the world continues to struggle to contain Covid-19, scientists are warning of another coronavirus pandemic on the horizon -- one which is likely to come from a yeast-like fungus. Dr Tom Chiller… Audio
HVHS students call for action on toxic mould
Students from Hutt Valley High School set up class on the front lawn of Parliament today to protest the dangerous levels of toxic mould found in their classrooms. Audio
Mouldy homes around New Zealand still an unresolved issue
Mouldy homes around the country are still causing illness and hospitalisations. Audio
Social housing residents sick of freezing, mouldy homes
Residents living in a Christchurch social housing complex say black mould and freezing conditions are harming their physical and mental health - and they've had enough. Eleisha Foon visited the… Audio
The week that was with mould in space
Pinky Agnew and James Elliott with why interstellar mould is becoming a problem for space travel, and do New Zealanders say 'eh' too much? Audio
Mouldy Otago rental houses
Jessica Wilson of Consumer NZ explains the study which found a third of rental houses on Otago are mouldy. And Christchurch is no better. Audio
Mouldy Middlemore Hospital: Health Minister issues please explain
Counties Manukau District Health Board was first alerted to the problems six years ago but David Clark was only told about one of the four buildings that have dangerous mould. Audio
Mould could be to blame for asthma, NZ study finds
Leaking and mouldy houses don't just make asthma worse, they could be a cause, new research has found.
School project uncovers hidden house mould
Students who tested their own south Auckland homes for mould are shocked by the results. Audio
Surprising results found in home mould tests
The results are in from tests done by students in their own south Auckland homes to see how many of them have mould - and they've come as a shock. Audio
Paediatrician raects to children's cold, damp, mouldy home
Housing New Zealand has offered to put an Auckland family - whose state house is riddled with mould - up in a motel until a new home can be found for them... Audio
Housing NZ responds to claims mouldy homes making family sick
This case comes after the death of two-year old Emma-Lita Bourne. She died in hospital last year after contracting a severe respiratory infection. Audio
Mother fears mould in her HNZ home is killing her children.
An Auckland mother says the mould in her state house is killing her children. Audio
Mother pleas for new home for sick son
A mother says mould in her state house is killing her seven year old son. Audio