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Nitrates: What's Really Going on with Canterbury's Water?

Canterbury's dairy herd grew 1,000% since 1990, increasing nitrate contamination in 62% of test wells and raising health concerns including potential links to bowel cancer.

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Canterbury is either in the grip of a nitrate emergency or controlled by environmental alarmists waging a war on dairy cows. Despite the...

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Nitrates: What's really going on with Canterbury's water?

Canterbury is either in the grip of a nitrate emergency or controlled by environmental alarmists waging a war on dairy cows. Despite the...

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What's really going on with Canterbury's water

Luis Arevalo fears his grandson will never be able to drink water straight from the tap because of the nitrate in the local water supply.

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RNZ broke the news in New Zealand on Monday, December 15, 2025.
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