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Most polluted cities in New Zealand, March 2026

4 cities in New Zealand ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Timaru at 7.7 µg/m³, #1,742 of 2,332 cities in the world. Cleanest: Dunedin at 2.2. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1TimaruCanterbury
    7.7
  2. 2ChristchurchCanterbury
    5.7
  3. 3RangioraCanterbury
    5.6
  4. 4Dunedinlow-cost sensorsOtago
    2.2
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in New Zealand, PM2.5, March 2026, smogrank.com/nz/history/2026-03 (accessed 2 Oct 2026).

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