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Watch: Bottled water or straight out of the tap – is there any difference?

July 26, 2018

Tim Wilson visited a science lab to find out. (Source: Other)

We all know that bottled water is a lot more expensive than tap water, but is that the only difference between the two?

TVNZ1's Seven Sharp sent reporter Tim Wilson to find out the answer from experts at the Auckland University of Technology.

His results in the video above could save you some hard earned cash.

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