Metro News: This small town is troubled by street lights

Jun 3, 2022, 8:09 PM Social issues

Residents in the small township of Birdlings Flat are divided on what to do about light pollution, they want their night sky back.

For four months the near pitch-black town has been involved in a trial to test options on tackling light pollution.

But as Jordan Dunn reports, their unsure what the answer is.

This story was featured on Metro News on June 3rd 2022.

MetroNews is a programme created by the New Zealand Broadcasting School bringing honest student journalism to Christchurch.

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