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Annual key findings
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Climate ChangeMost years since 2010 had more hot and fewer cold days compared to the baseline. Extreme rainfall in 2022 affected the same regions as Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023.
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Indoor EnvironmentMaternal smoking decreased over the past decade, with Māori rates down 10 percentage points. Census data is limited for heating, crowding and second-hand smoke exposure.
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Water qualityThe percentage of New Zealanders with access to registered and/or fluoridated drinking water has not changed in the past decade.
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Air QualityWHO air quality guidelines were exceeded at most stations monitoring nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in 2020.
Latest news
- Large inequalities in road traffic injury deaths 17 June 2024
- 46 babies died from SUDI in 2019, up from 37 deaths in 2018. 29 May 2024
- Mosquito-borne disease cases decreased in New Zealand in 2020 and 2021 15 May 2024
- Infants, Māori and Pacific children, and children living in the most deprived areas are more at risk from meningococcal disease 8 May 2024