Gisborne District Council measures and monitors air quality under the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Air Quality) Regulations, and we're required to notify any breaches of those standards.
Our monitoring equipment that measures particulate matter (PM10) levels is located at Gisborne Boys' High School.
The National Environmental Standard for PM10 concentration for a 24 hour average is 50 µg/m3.
2024 air quality exceedance 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 |
|---|---|
| 7 August | 71 |
| 6 August | 64 |
| 27 June | 62.2 |
| 17 June | 60.8 |
| 31 May | 52 |
Disclaimer: The information on this page could be subject to change due to quality assurance processing.
Previous years
2023 air quality exceedance 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 |