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‘Only a matter of time’ before a baby is harmed due to nitrate contamination, warns Greenpeace
News that the Gore water supply exceeded Govt's maximum allowable value of nitrate in drinking water raises concerns over potential harm to infants.
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Govt ridiculed over deeply ironic use of urgency for Regulatory Standards Bill
The Government’s use of urgency for the first reading of the Regulatory Standards Bill, introduced by ACT leader David Seymour, is being ridiculed by Greenpeace as deeply ironic.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.