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A disaster no one is paying attention to


When an Auckland school classroom went up in flames in December last year, exploding asbestos over neighbouring houses, five separate government agencies were involved. Yet stressed residents dealing with the aftermath on their homes say the response felt chaotic and uncoordinated; even local MPs who got involved couldn t get the information they wanted. Hundreds of thousands of buildings in New Zealand contain asbestos. Homes, schools, hospitals, offices, factories. It’s largely safe when contained, but potentially harmful when disturbed, particularly when that’s caused by fire, which can make the asbestos panels explode. Nikki Mandow wonders if the Ponsonby Intermediate School fire is a wake-up call for a future - potentially worse - asbestos disaster. And if so, is anyone listening? ....

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