{"id":74830,"date":"2025-11-20T08:07:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=74830"},"modified":"2025-11-20T08:08:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:08:06","slug":"latest-round-of-greenpeace-free-nitrate-testing-kicks-off-in-gore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/latest-round-of-greenpeace-free-nitrate-testing-kicks-off-in-gore\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest round of Greenpeace free nitrate testing kicks off in Gore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Greenpeace\u2019s latest round of free drinking water testing for nitrate contamination kicks off today in Gore, Southland &#8211; just weeks after the town faced another nitrate contamination scare in the town supply over Labour weekend.<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace spokesperson Will Appelbe says &#8220;Everyone, no matter where they live, should have access to clean safe drinking water. 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