Uni changes story after Critic Te Arohi investigates A routine story about the University proactively clearing away asbestos from an old building as part of an upgrade took an unexpected turn when the University sent mixed messages. An earlier statement sent to Critic Te Arohi said that only the safer, “non-friable” form of asbestos was present, but after Critic found evidence to the contrary, the Uni admitted that a dangerous “friable” form of asbestos had been present in the biochem building for multiple years. Critic originally requested comment from the University over the presence of asbestos in the aging Biochemistry Building after we were tipped off by a student to its presence. Asbestos, if you weren’t aware, is bad for you. As in, it’s a carcinogen with “no ‘safe’ lower limit of exposure [which] has been identified with certainty,” according to health.govt.nz.