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As New Zealand moves into traffic light RED, business can refer to the link below for information about what control measures they need to have in place

It can be confusing about what mask to use, take a moment to check out what the differences are.

A lot of people use the beginning of a new year to set goals and milestones they want to reach over the next twelve months. We want to encourage you to use this time to think about what you're going to do for your wellbeing! It could be as simple as going on regular walks outside or catching up with whānau and friends more often. How are you going to look after your wellbeing in 2022? Let us know!

It may not get the coverage it deserves, but America is in the midst of a stress epidemic. In fact, according to a survey conducted by Everyday Health, approximately one-third of people visited a doctor about something stress-related, with 57 percent admitting they’re paralyzed by stress.

Industrial Compliance Solutions (ICS) have expanded the compliance side of their business to include Occupational Health and Safety monitoring. ICS now also provide Workplace Health monitoring (Lung Function testing, Hearing tests and Vision Tests), Drug testing and Wellness checks, which will be managed by Rachel Kennedy.
Please contact Rachel to discuss your requirements and how ICS can help your business (027 237 9129 or rachel@icsweb.co.nz).

Air pollution levels in Auckland's central city exceeded the safe standard for the first time in 10 years after the SkyCity fire.

New research suggests that long-term exposure to traffic-related pollution significantly increases the risk of pediatric asthma, especially in early childhood. Children living within a football field's length of major roadways had nearly three times the odds of pediatric asthma compared to children who lived four times farther away.

Although ozone pollution is dropping across many parts of the United States, western Europe and Japan, many people living in those countries still experience more than a dozen days every year in which levels of the lung irritant exceed health-based standards.
Source: University of Colorado at Boulder

January 2018 was officially the hottest month ever recorded in New Zealand.

National reporting on the state of fresh water in New Zealand, the pressures on this state, and what that means for us and the environment. It also has interactive maps you can use to check the water quality for swimming of our rivers and lakes.

The Ministry for the Environment's overview of likely climate change impacts in New Zealand. Links to information that local government can use to prepare its response to climate change.

Toxic NO2 pollution affects most of urban areas of the UK, but London is worst hit. View live data from the capital to see which sites are breaking legal limits

Forty intrepid adventurers leave Wellington next week for a six-week scientific voyage to Antarctica.