4 Aug 2025

What Christchurch's poor air quality means for our health

From Nights, 8:20 pm on 4 August 2025

Overnight, the air quality in parts of Canterbury was rated as 'unhealthy' using the air quality index (AQI), but what does poor air quality actually mean for our health? 

Professor Simon Hales from the University of Otago is an environmental epidemiologist who studies the health and social impacts of poor air quality. He speaks to Mark Leishman. 

Panoramic sunset shot of city with mountains backdrop,shot in Port Hills location above Christchurch, South Island of New Zealand

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