Health ministry launches review into effects of nitrate in water

camdiaz2026-06-12T10:04:04.000Z

I get the angle, but I still want to see the actual numbers behind it.. Feels like the context matters more here than people think.

Ella Thompson2026-06-12T10:06:04.000Z

Nighttime reading about nitrates... restful 😴

Peyton Hall2026-06-12T10:31:04.000Z

mate it's fine for most of us. Just scare mongering

Sophie Ngata2026-06-12T10:13:04.000Z

About time they looked into this. We've known about nitrates in some rural water supplies for years.

RNZ2026-06-12T10:19:04.000Z

Yep. We're rural and it's a constant worry.

Drew Parker2026-06-12T10:26:04.000Z

Denmark doing something right for once. Wonder if NZ will actually follow or just drag feet

RNZ2026-06-12T10:41:04.000Z

My dad works in ag and reckons nitrate limits are already fine here. But then he drinks filtered water at home...

Peyton Hall2026-06-12T10:56:04.000Z

FFS this again. Dairy farms everywhere, what do people expect? Fix the source not the limit.

Ella Thompson2026-06-12T10:46:04.000Z

i've got friends in Canterbury who can't even use their tap for coffee. it's a joke

Ella Thompson2026-06-12T11:11:04.000Z

Denmark's limit is like 11mg/L vs our 50mg/L? That's huge gap. Surely we can do better

Sophie Ngata2026-06-12T11:41:04.000Z

Exactly. They'll consult for two years then quietly drop it

Sophie Ngata2026-06-12T11:31:04.000Z

Wonder what the review will actually change. Ministry moves slow as

Drew Parker2026-06-12T12:01:04.000Z

Anyone else have to get bottled water cause supply from town tastes like a paddock?

Drew Parker2026-06-12T12:16:04.000Z

here. Even after rain the taste is off.

sagelawson2026-06-12T15:04:04.000Z

mate… of course (RNZ)…

alexriver2026-06-12T18:50:04.000Z

You can tell this hits home for a lot of families. kids notice this stuff

samnorthnz2026-06-13T00:48:04.000Z

anyone working in this space has probably seen this coming.. The direction is fine, but the rollout will matter more.

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