Gisborne District Council measures and monitors air quality under the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Air Quality) Regulations. We are required to notify the public of any breaches of those standards.
Our air quality monitoring equipment which measures particulate matter (PM10) levels is located at Gisborne Boys' High School.
The National Environmental Standard for PM10 concentration over a 24 hour period is 50 µg/m3.
Disclaimer: Air quality data on this page may change due to quality assurance processing.
Previous years
A combination of cold weather, low wind conditions, domestic wood burners and emissions from transport sources contribute to any breaches.
| Date | Concentration µg/m3 |
|---|---|
| 7 August | 71 |
| 6 August | 64 |
| 27 June | 62.2 |
| 17 June | 60.8 |
| 31 May | 52 |
2023 air quality breaches in Gisborne city
A combination of cold weather, low wind conditions, domestic woodburners and emissions from transport sources contribute to any breaches.
| Date | Concentration µg/m3 |
|---|---|
| 30 July | 60.7 |
| 20 June | 51 |
| 19 June | 56.1 |
| 25 May | 51.3 |
| Date | Concentration µg/m3 |
|---|---|
| 17 July 2022 | 51.2 |
| 7 July 2022 | 54 |
| 6 July 2022 | 56 |
| 4 July 2022 | 60 |
| 2 July 2022 | 83 |
| 1 July 2022 | 61 |
| 29 June 2022 | 56 |
| 28 June 2022 | 54.6 |
| 27 June 2022 | 75 |
| 26 June 2022 | 57 |
| 25 June 2022 | 73 |
| 6 June 2022 | 61 |
| 5 June 2022 | 63 |
| 28 May 2022 | 55.8 |
| 24 May 2022 | 74 |
| 23 May 2022 | 61.5 |
| Date | Concentration µg/m3 |
|---|---|
29 May 2021 | 54.8 |
2 June 2021 | 54.0 |
3 June 2021 | 60.2 |
4 June 2021 | 65.5 |
11 June 2021 | 56.4 |
12 June 2021 | 52.0 |
18 June 2021 | 54.2 |
19 June 2021 | 57.8 |
20 June 2021 | 55.9 |
5 July 2021 | 75.8 |
20 July 2021 | 76.4 |
29 July 2021 | 73.0 |
30 July 2021 | 65.6 |
31 July 2021 | 65.9 |
1 August 2021 | 65.8 |
2 August 2021 | 54.7 |
3 August 2021 | 53.1 |
5 August 2021 | 68.5 |
10 August 2021 | 55.1 |
| Date | Concentration µg/m3 |
|---|---|
23 May 2020 | 52.5 |
30 May 2020 | 50.4 |
31 May 2020 | 54.4 |
11 June 2020 | 65.0 |
5 July 2020 | 54.3 |
12 July 2020 | 55.7 |
26 July 2020 | 59.7 |
28 July 2020 | 54.6 |
29 July 2020 | 53.4 |
31 July 2020 | 85.3 |
4 August 2020 | 73.3 |
5 August 2020 | 64.1 |
6 August 2020 | 55.6 |
7 August 2020 | 62.7 |
8 August 2020 | 52.1 |
14 August 2020 | 53.9 |
