6 Jul 2022

Car pollution killing thousands of NZers each year - new data

From Checkpoint, 5:45 pm on 6 July 2022

Car pollution is killing thousands of New Zealanders each year, according to new research. And it's costing the country billions of dollars.

The study is the first of its kind and measured the health impacts of nitrogen dioxide, a toxic gas that's emitted when petrol and diesel are burned. Our reporter Kirsty Frame has more.