Air Quality
Quality air ventilation key tool in fight against Covid - research
Quality air ventilation is a key weapon in the war against Covid-19.
NIWA air quality researchers have launched a research project to track ventilation and assess how our most vulnerable communities… Audio
NZ urgently needs indoor air quality regulations - academic
Dr Julie Bennett, an epidemiologist from Otago University's Department of Public Health, says there is an urgent need for a national agency tasked with ensuring high indoor air quality in New Zealand… Audio
How fresh is the air we breathe?
New Zealanders make take it for granted that we live in a clean, green part of the world but just how fresh is the air we breathe? Many Kiwis would be surprised by what we're breathing in, says… Video, Audio
Agrochemicals air quality study planned for Marlborough
Are pesticides degrading air quality in rural areas? It's a question researchers have begun investigating in New Zealand's largest wine region.
Rotorua residents frustrated by cost of replacing wood burners
Rotorua residents are facing having to pay thousands of dollars to install new wood burners in order to comply with the city's new air quality regulations that come into force next year. Video, Audio
Home heating, vehicle use causing poor air quality in NZ
A Government report on the country's air quality shows there has been an improvement, with levels of some pollutants declining, but there are persistent problems. Audio
Air quality in Otago
Otago regional councillor Michael Laws tells us why he's disputing a council-endorsed report linking poor air quality to health problems. He wants evidence of the issue in the region. Audio
Timaru to clear the air: Council brings in burner ban
A plan to tackle air pollution in Canterbury has been approved by the regional council, but councillors say it will not be fining people straight away.
The Lawyers for Planet Earth
Meet the lawyers for Planet Earth, James Thornton and Martin Goodman. Audio
Fires to burn in some Nelson suburbs
Sixteen hundred home owners in Nelson will be allowed to install new very low emission woodburners, while people in other parts of the city have missed out.