Contamination
Govt delays toxic site clean-ups by 10 yrs
17 Jun 2016
The cleaning up of thousands of toxic waste sites has been pushed back for at least a decade after the government dropped it as a priority.
Should property buyers be getting soil tests ?
4 Feb 2016
New Zealand has an estimated 20,000 sites contaminated with heavy metals, pesticides and other toxic material. Since 2008, all regional councils have been identifying land where hazardous activities… Audio
Policing asbestos contamination in Christchurch
15 Apr 2015
The company in charge of repairing quake-hit homes in Christchurch is not looking back at which ones might have asbestos contamination, despite what top health official says. Audio
