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Greenpeace letter to Te Whatu Ora, ECan, calls for response to high nitrate in Canterbury drinking water
In a letter sent to Te Whatu Ora, Environment Canterbury, district councils, and Minister for Health Dr Shane Reti, Greenpeace has conveyed “deep concern” over nitrate levels in drinking water.
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Government repeal of Te Mana o Te Wai condemning rural communities to unsafe drinking water
Greenpeace Aotearoa is slamming the Government’s announcement today that it plans to remove intensive winter grazing rules and Te Mana o Te Wai in the next Resource Management Act amendment…
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Elevated levels of nitrate contamination found in Canterbury drinking water
Almost a quarter of the drinking water samples Greenpeace has tested for nitrate contamination in Canterbury over the last three days were above the 5 mg/L level of contamination associated…
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Greenpeace releases concerning nitrate contamination test results, announces new Canterbury water testing
Greenpeace Aotearoa is announcing it will run free drop-in water testing days in Darfield, Rangiora, and Culverden in April following recent test results indicating high levels of nitrate in the region.
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Greenpeace brings free nitrate water testing to Taranaki and Waikato
This weekend, Greenpeace is conducting free drop-in water testing days to enable Taranaki and Waikato households to check their drinking water for nitrate contamination.
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Unprecedented nitrate contamination map of NZ launched with challenge to Act Party’s new agriculture minister
Greenpeace has today launched a groundbreaking interactive map indicating nitrate contamination levels of drinking water across New Zealand, warning of health risks from the higher nitrate concentrations.
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Ashburton nitrate contamination puts local communities at risk
Unacceptably high levels of nitrate contamination in drinking water in Ashburton and the surrounding area are putting residents’ health at risk, says Greenpeace Aotearoa.
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Testing finds Gore and Lumsden drinking water near nitrate reproductive risk levels
Free nitrate water testing undertaken by Greenpeace Aotearoa in Southland has found high contamination levels in the water supplies of Gore, Lumsden, and surrounding rural areas.
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National’s farm policy will make drinking water contamination and climate change worse
Greenpeace condemns the National Party’s new agriculture policy, saying that it will fail to address the climate crisis and health impacts caused by intensive dairying.
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MfE report shows widespread water contamination caused by intensive dairy
A new MfE report released today on the state of New Zealand’s freshwater, highlights widespread impacts of intensive dairying on the environment and people’s health and should spur the Government to act, says Greenpeace Aotearoa.







