2026-07-15 - Landmark NZ study finds link between pre-natal exposure to nitrate in drinking water and premature births and 9 more stories
This episode includes 10 news blocks. More than 100 premature births each year could be attributed to nitrate in drinking water, a new study has found. Police have reopened 40 cases of child protection complaints, alongside 12 adult sexual assaults and two other types of crime. The doctors, academics and policy experts are calling for a community-led redesign of health services. Selwyn's mayor says the three-month deadline had been significantly challenging. A Stats NZ manager says the 15-year-…