Tag: drinking_water
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Greenpeace Says Fonterra's $3.4 Billion Profit Should Fund Clean Water for Canterbury
Greenpeace is calling on Fonterra to spend its reported $3.4 billion profit on cleaning up nitrate-polluted rural drinking water in Canterbury, after Environment Canterbury voted against making dairy polluters pay.
BusinessEnvironmentHealthAgricultureSocial IssuesLegal GreenpeaceFonterraEnvironment Canterburynitrate pollutionCanterburydrinking waterNiamh O'Flynn
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Greenpeace Accuses Environment Canterbury of Abandoning Nitrate Emergency
Greenpeace says Environment Canterbury has thrown rural households "under the tractor" after the council voted to resolve the nitrate emergency it declared a year ago.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentEnvironmentAgricultureSocial IssuesState GovernmentsLegal Environment CanterburyGreenpeace Aotearoanitrate emergencydrinking waterdairy industryNiamh O'FlynnCanterburyGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Urges Canterbury Council to Act on Worsening Nitrate Emergency
Greenpeace Aotearoa's Russel Norman pressed the Canterbury Regional Council on escalating nitrate contamination in rural drinking water, linking it to dairy expansion and urging independent evaluation and stronger regulation.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentEconomyEnvironmentMedical ScienceSocial Issues Russel NormanGreenpeace AotearoaCanterbury Regional CouncilNitrate ContaminationDrinking WaterDairy IndustryWater PollutionGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Accuses Government of Neglecting Rural New Zealanders Amid Nitrate Crisis
Greenpeace alleges the New Zealand government has forsaken rural communities, as new Environment Canterbury maps reveal unsafe nitrate levels in drinking water, particularly in Ashburton, posing significant health risks.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessGeneral PoliticsState GovernmentsEnvironmentMedical ScienceAgricultureSocial Issues GreenpeaceNitrate contaminationDrinking waterEnvironment CanterburyAshburtonDairy industry
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Study Links Drinking Water Nitrate to 120 Premature Births Annually in New Zealand
A new study links nitrate contamination in New Zealand's drinking water to up to 120 premature births annually, even below legal limits. Greenpeace blames the dairy industry, urging stricter regulations and lower nitrate thresholds.
HealthBusinessPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyMedical ScienceEnvironmentAgricultureGeneral PoliticsSocial Issues Nitrate contaminationPremature birthsDrinking waterDairy industryFonterraGreenpeace
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Government Invests $30M to Upgrade School Drinking Water
The New Zealand Government is investing $30 million in the Drinking Water in Schools Programme. This initiative aims to upgrade aging water infrastructure for rural and remote schools, ensuring safe and reliable drinking water for students and staff across the…
Politics and GovernmentHealthEducationGeneral PoliticsSocial Issues Drinking WaterSchoolsRural SchoolsInfrastructureErica StanfordNew Zealand Government
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Denmark Slashes Drinking Water Nitrate Limits; Greenpeace Urges New Zealand to Follow Suit
Denmark lowers drinking water nitrate limits to 1.3 mg/L NO3-N following public health concerns and scientific advice. Greenpeace Aotearoa urges New Zealand to adopt similar measures to combat its own nitrate crisis.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessGeneral PoliticsEnvironmentMedical ScienceAgricultureSocial Issues DenmarkNitrate contaminationDrinking waterGreenpeace AotearoaPublic healthWater pollutionGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Aotearoa Reports 2025 as Year of "Resistance" Against Anti-Environment Policies
Greenpeace Aotearoa's 2025 report details its resistance against government anti-environment policies, including efforts against seabed mining, dairy pollution, and bottom trawling, while mobilizing public action and scientific advocacy.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyWorldEnvironmentGeneral PoliticsLegalEconomySocial IssuesState Governments Greenpeace AotearoaEnvironmental ProtectionSeabed MiningAnti-environment PolicyDrinking WaterBottom TrawlingGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Tests Reveal Elevated Nitrate in Southland Private Bore Water
Greenpeace's Ōtautau water tests show elevated nitrates in private bores, with 16% above preterm birth risk level. A final testing event is scheduled for Lumsden tomorrow, urging residents to check their water.
HealthBusinessPolitics and GovernmentEnvironmentAgricultureMedical ScienceState GovernmentsSocial Issues GreenpeaceŌtautauSouthlandLumsdennitrate contaminationdrinking waterdairy industry
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New Study Links Drinking Water Nitrate to Stomach Cancer Risk, Greenpeace Calls for Lower NZ Limits
A new Danish study links elevated drinking water nitrate to stomach cancer, prompting Greenpeace Aotearoa to demand lower New Zealand limits. Citing risks of bowel cancer, dementia, and pre-term birth, Greenpeace will offer free water testing in Southland, urging government…
HealthPolitics and GovernmentEnvironmentMedical ScienceSocial IssuesAgricultureGeneral Politics NitrateDrinking WaterStomach CancerGreenpeace AotearoaWater ContaminationPublic HealthGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Demands Lower Nitrate Limits with Contaminated Water Bar at Parliament
Greenpeace Aotearoa is serving nitrate-contaminated water on Parliament lawn, urging MPs to lower the drinking water standard from the 1950s limit.
Politics and GovernmentHealthEnvironmentEconomyGeneral PoliticsSocial IssuesAgricultureEnergy Greenpeace AotearoaNitrate ContaminationParliament LawnDrinking WaterDairy IndustryCow UrineNitrogen FertiliserBowel CancerPreterm BirthNew Zealand GovernmentGreenpeace