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  • A woman drinks from a glass of water
    Press release
    Freshwater Health

    Greenpeace renews call on Ministry of Health to act on nitrate contamination in drinking water

    Greenpeace Aotearoa has written to Manatū Hauora – Ministry of Health again following testing that revealed high levels of nitrate contamination in Ashburton District drinking water.

    Will Appelbe
    16 April 2025
  • Press release
    Freshwater Health

    Babies at risk due to nitrate-contaminated drinking water in Ashburton District

    Greenpeace Aotearoa is deeply concerned about the safety of drinking water in the Ashburton District due to nitrate contamination.

    Rhiannon Mackie
    14 April 2025
  • Nitrate contamination water testing in Darfield, Canterbury
    Press release
    Freshwater Health

    Greenpeace announces Ashburton, Methven nitrate testing events after ECan fails to vote for free water testing

    Greenpeace Aotearoa is announcing more free drinking water nitrate testing events in Canterbury, after ECan failed to vote on providing free water testing for rural communities.

    Rhiannon Mackie
    10 March 2025
  • Gene Technology Bill Submission Greenpeace Aotearoa
    Publication
    Biodiversity Health Food&Farming

    Gene Technology Bill Submission

    In the early 2000s, the GE Free NZ movement successfully fended off the release of Genetically Engineered organisms into our food and the environment. We insisted on a precautionary approach…

    Niamh O'Flynn
    17 February 2025
  • Press release
    Freshwater Health

    Waimate drinking water disaster highlights need to end dairy pollution

    Greenpeace says high nitrate levels a red flag for Cantabrians, as 'do not drink' notice issued for Waimate.

    Will Appelbe
    2 December 2024
  • Press release
    Freshwater Health Fast Track

    Rural school drinking water threatened by fast-track

    A Government report revealed many rural schools have elevated levels of nitrate, e.coli, and arsenic in drinking water. Greenpeace says the fast-track will make that worse.

    Will Appelbe
    20 November 2024
  • Piece of paper with water samples
    Press release
    Freshwater Health

    Drinking water at 100 rural schools contaminated with cancer-causing nitrate

    Greenpeace says it is deeply concerned about levels of nitrate in rural school drinking water, as a shocking new report has revealed that rural children are twice as likely as…

    Will Appelbe
    14 November 2024
  • Rangiora nitrate testing event
    Press release
    Freshwater Health

    Greenpeace raises alarm over looming public health crisis in Canterbury

    Greenpeace is again raising the alarm over what it has labelled a ‘public health crisis’  in Canterbury after high nitrate levels found in drinking water supplies.

    Will Appelbe
    21 October 2024
  • Nitrate contamination water testing in Darfield, Canterbury
    Press release
    Freshwater Health

    Greenpeace announces next round of water testing in Canterbury, calls for end to drinking water pollution

    Greenpeace Aotearoa is announcing it will run free drop-in drinking water testing events for nitrate contamination in Amberley and Oxford on the 18th and 20th of October. These events follow…

    Will Appelbe
    10 September 2024
  • Story
    Climate Change Health

    5 reasons the government should slow down on raising speed limits

    It is worthwhile considering why the government is increasing speed limits despite extensive research highlighting the benefits of slower speeds – including fuel savings, reduction in injuries and deaths, environmental benefits and community wellbeing.

    Simon Kingham, University of Canterbury
    3 July 2024
    4 min read
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