If we want to improve NZ’s freshwater quality, first we need to improve the quality of our democracy
- Written by Nicolas Pirsoul, Policy Analyst and Research Assistant, University of Auckland
www.shutterstock.comSince the fatal Havelock North campylobacter outbreak in 2016, freshwater quality has rightfully been a major political issue in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Pipes bursting in Wellington, lead contamination in Otago and concerns about tolerable levels of nitrates in the country’s drinking water are all signs of a system in...





