# Hau takiwā We are lucky here. The prevailing winds that breeze over a dominantly rural landscape, combined with our low population density and a small number of industrial emissions, likely enable the Horizons Region to experience good air quality. However, some of the activities we practice can put the region’s air quality at risk. **Select the buttons to explore the state of the region’s air:** - **Pressures | What's affecting the air?**  Discover the environmental challenges and pollutants affecting the region’s air. - **State | What does the data tell us?**  Dive into the latest data and long-term trends from Horizons’ monitoring sites. - **Actions | What can we do to help?**  Learn about the practical, everyday actions we can all take to improve the state of the air where we live.