{"id":7611,"date":"2020-02-04T09:59:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T20:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/new-zealand\/health\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T00:33:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:33:49","slug":"health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/health\/","title":{"rendered":"#Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\">\n\n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                    \n                        <h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\">\n                            Health\n                        <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n\n                \n                        <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem\">\n                            We are a part of nature, not separate from it. Our health, and the health of everyone we love, depends on a healthy planet. But industrial agriculture and fossil-fuelled energy systems are poisoning our world and our bodies. But we don\u2019t have to buy it, or pay the price for it. There are clean and healthy alternatives. If we stop governments from colluding with corporations that put their profits before our planet, we can create a healthy future for everyone.\n                        <\/p>\n                    \n\n                \n\n                <\/div>\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/04\/0128030f-gp0str1xstreated.jpg\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                        sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66 size-full\"\n                    \/>\n                <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-query actions-list p4-query-loop is-custom-layout-actions-list is-custom-layout-grid is-layout-grid wp-container-core-query-is-layout-0fed8f92 wp-block-query-is-layout-grid\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things you can do<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 32px;\">We want you to take action because together we&#8217;re strong.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-query-no-results\">\n        <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No posts found.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        \n        <nav class=\"wp-block-group carousel-controls is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" aria-label=\"Actions List carousel controls\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-358af4b1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button carousel-control-prev\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Prev<\/button><\/div>\n        \n\n            <div 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data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Health<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Title\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/new-toxic-chemicals-report-shows-nz-has-lessons-to-learn-pcp-dioxins\/\" target=\"_self\" >New toxic chemicals report shows NZ has lessons to learn<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Greenpeace is welcoming the report from the Human Rights Commission into the human rights implications of the use of PCP in New Zealand. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Author\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/rnorman\/'>Russel Norman<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-18T12:19:59+12:00\">18 August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-78043 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-freshwater tag-health p4-page-type-press-release\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/canterbury-private-water-supplies-nitrate-contamination-preterm-birth-risk\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Image\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/d84a9114-ecan-protest.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"One third of Canterbury private water supplies reaching nitrate contamination preterm birth risk levels\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/d84a9114-ecan-protest.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/d84a9114-ecan-protest-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/d84a9114-ecan-protest-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/d84a9114-ecan-protest-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/d84a9114-ecan-protest-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/d84a9114-ecan-protest-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2025\/11\/d84a9114-ecan-protest.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Post Type Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/freshwater\/\" rel=\"tag\">Freshwater<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Health<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Title\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/canterbury-private-water-supplies-nitrate-contamination-preterm-birth-risk\/\" target=\"_self\" >One third of Canterbury private water supplies reaching nitrate contamination preterm birth risk levels<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">New Environment Canterbury data shows that 1\/3 of Canterbury private water supplies are reaching nitrate levels linked to preterm birth risks. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Author\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/wappelbe\/'>Will Appelbe<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-23T20:09:43+12:00\">23 July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-77537 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-food-and-farming tag-freshwater tag-health tag-victories p4-page-type-press-release\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/danish-drinking-water-nitrate-limit-to-be-lowered-nz-must-follow\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Image\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/10\/d9a9d0ca-a0105591-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Danish Govt to lower drinking water nitrate limit, Greenpeace calls on NZ to follow\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/10\/d9a9d0ca-a0105591-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/10\/d9a9d0ca-a0105591-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/10\/d9a9d0ca-a0105591-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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