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Asbestos sand: How worried should you be?

Asbestos sand: How worried should you be?

Update: 2025-11-17
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Concern is sweeping the country admid a possible asbestos contamination of coloured play sands, with 120 schools and early play centers having contacted the Ministry of Education on this issue. Asbestos expert and co-director of the Environmental Innovation Centre Professor Terri-Ann Berry spoke with Jesse Mulligan on just how worried the public should be.
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Asbestos sand: How worried should you be?

Asbestos sand: How worried should you be?