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Air quality in Aotearoa – Expert Reaction

Air quality in Aotearoa – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 October 202414 October 2024

A report on Aotearoa’s air quality has been released today. The Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand has […]

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Proposed air quality rules – Expert Reaction

Proposed air quality rules – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 February 202026 February 2020

Changes to air quality rules could require councils to monitor and respond to air pollution from far finer particles than […]

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Australian bushfires continue to blaze – Expert Reaction

Australian bushfires continue to blaze – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 January 202015 January 2020

Fires continue to rage across south-eastern Australia and three blazes may join forces to create a mega fire on the Victoria-New South […]

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Bushfires rage along Australia’s East Coast – Expert Reaction

Bushfires rage along Australia’s East Coast – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 November 201912 November 2019

Devastating bushfires along the New South Wales and Queensland coastline have caused the loss of more than 150 homes and […]

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State of our air – Expert Reaction

State of our air – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 October 201811 February 2019

The Ministry for the Environment’s latest environmental report shows that air quality in New Zealand is generally good, but some […]

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State of the Environment report – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 October 201530 June 2016

The Government today launched a new environmental report – Environment Aotearoa 2015 – showing the overall state of our environment. The […]

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Climate change a ‘medical emergency’ – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 June 201528 March 2016

Climate change threatens to unravel the last 50 years of health gains, but also presents an opportunity to boost global […]

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Better air quality monitoring needed – PCE

In the News  |  Published: 05 March 201528 March 2016

New Zealand air quality is good but could be better, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, calling on the […]

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WHO air quality report in the news

In the News  |  Published: 08 May 201428 March 2016

A global update on air quality in cities around the world has shown that most — but not all — […]

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WHO declares air pollution to be cancer causing – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 October 201321 October 2013

The specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), has announced that it […]

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