3 Nov 2022

Tips from a top pollen forecaster

From Nights, 10:17 pm on 3 November 2022

If you suffer from hayfever, checking the pollen forecast will likely be a part of your daily ritual — but chances are you've never thought about where those forecasts come from. 

Back in August, scientists and meteorologists warned Kiwis should brace for a bad spring and summer, with lots of pollen expected. Has that forecast changed? Pollen forecaster Dr David Fountain joins the show.

A bee collects pollen from a white flower in Rawene, New Zealand.

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly