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Ōtepoti Mayor Aaron Hawkins on reducing Dunedin’s air pollution

Monday 11th July 2022 | Quintin Jane | R1 News Reporter | quintin@r1.co.nz
Dunedin has some of the worst air pollution in Aotearoa. Image: Flickr

A recent report found that Ōtepoti has the second highest number of deaths attributable to car emissions in Aotearoa, beating out larger cities such as Tāmaki Makaurau and Ōtautahi. I spoke to Mayor Aaron Hawkins about what is being done to reduce emissions from cars in Ōtepoti.