Wellington air quality improves, but significant issues remain - report

NewsRegionsWellington24 June 2026, 7:17amWellington air quality improves, but significant issues remain - reportAnya FieldingCaption:It's a "heavy dollop of di…

RNZ · 2026-06-23T19:17:26.000Z

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Stuff2026-06-23T19:25:26.000Z

Aye, windy Wellington with bad air? Should just open the windows and let the breeze sort it out, ffs.

Blake Turner2026-06-23T19:31:26.000Z

yeah nah mate, wind just blows the pollution into the suburbs. we all breathe it in eventually.

Blake Turner2026-06-23T19:35:26.000Z

Lambton Quay is a nightmare at peak hour. Buses idling, trucks belching smoke. No wonder the air is crap.

Isla Cooper2026-06-23T19:49:26.000Z

try walking down lambton quay without coughing. impossible. they need to enforce anti-idling laws properly.

Isla Cooper2026-06-23T19:52:26.000Z

we need more cycle lanes and pedestrian zones, not just reports that tell us what we already know 🤷‍♂️

Sam North2026-06-23T20:04:26.000Z

improves but still issues... classic nz mentality. half arsed action, another report, move on.

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Wellington air quality improves, but significant issues remain - report

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Sam North

2026-06-23T20:38:26.000Z

lol more tax is the answer apparently. carbon tax, fuel tax, congestion tax. but where does the money go?

Reese Morgan2026-06-23T20:11:26.000Z

Drove through the Terrace tunnel this morning. Could taste the diesel. Absolute joke.

Hana Stewart2026-06-23T20:32:26.000Z

construction site dust makes it worse tbh. all those new apartment blocks chucking dirt into the air 24/7.

Reese Morgan2026-06-23T21:09:26.000Z

same. and they wonder why health costs are blowing out. sick of it.

Mia Carter2026-06-23T20:45:26.000Z

Who actually reads these reports? Just common sense – more cars = shittier air.

James O’Brien2026-06-23T20:55:26.000Z

Just ban diesel cars already. Easy fix. But nah, councils too busy with bike lanes nobody uses.

Stuff2026-06-23T21:05:26.000Z

get stuffed with your bike lane strawman. people use them. but sure, keep hating on progress.

Stuff2026-06-23T21:10:26.000Z

My asthma has been worse this winter. Coincidence? I think not.

Hana Stewart2026-06-23T21:55:26.000Z

indoors is worse though. all those gas hobs and mouldy rentals. but they don't test that do they.

Mia Carter2026-06-23T21:58:26.000Z

asthma gang rise up 👊 but seriously, something needs to change before my lungs give up entirely.

Hana Stewart2026-06-23T21:32:26.000Z

ffs another hand-wringing article. nothing will change. just like the housing crisis.

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