Water Quality Standards
Experts warn over taps leaching lead into water
Laboratory tests have found taps with 70 percent more lead leaching into drinking water than what is allowed. Audio
Govt buys time to prove worth of new swimmable river standards
A "shady, unfair situation". The spokesperson for Choose Clean Water is unimpressed that the information on how the new water standards compare to the existing standards has not been made available to… Audio
Prof. David Hamilton on state of lakes, rivers
Professor David Hamilton leads the water quality group for the Lake Ecosystem Restoration New Zealand organisation and says our waterways are a mixed bag and not all are polluted. Audio
What the Government's new freshwater standards mean
How do people make sense of the Government's new freshwater standards and how will the public know where and when it is safe to swim? The Government has released new standards aiming to make… Audio
Waterways will be riskier to swim in, rural GP network says
The Rural General Practice Network understands that under the government's revised standards, the water that New Zealanders can swim in will be riskier in terms of exposure to E-coli. Video, Audio