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Parents nervous wait for leaded water tests in Otago 4 Feb, 2021 05:36 PM 4 minutes to read Concerned Waikouaiti parents Rachel and Richard Olsen are worried about the health of their 1-week-old baby Gretel. Photo / Peter McIntosh Otago Daily Times Baby Gretel Olsen was 1 week old yesterday. Today, she will get a blood test to check for levels of lead in her system. Parents Richard and Rachel Olsen, of Waikouaiti, were horrified to hear some of the water Rachel had been drinking during her preg...

Pretty bloody concerned: Parents worried about childrens health after toxic levels of lead found in water Newshub 3/02/2021 Dave Goosselink © Newshub. Watch: Families in Otago towns Karitane and Waikouaiti worried for health of young children after toxic levels of lead found in water. Families of young children in Otago are shocked and worried theyve been living with toxic levels of lead in their water for months. They now have serious health concerns after the levels were ...

Authorities initially thought it might be a localised problem, but Tuesday’s tests results showed lead in the reservoir that supplies both towns. Karitāne School Board of Trustees chairwoman Jane Schofield said the water in the area has never been great and for 12 years she has been driving to and from Dunedin in order to get drinking water. “We have carted water from town [Dunedin] because the water is revolting here. And now to find out that its actually not even safe to be consuming,...

Water in two tiny NZ towns has toxic levels of lead. Locals werent warned for a month because staffer was on holiday 2 Feb, 2021 05:54 PM 4 minutes to read Residents of Karitāne (pictured) and Waikouaiti were told afternoon to stop using their tap water for drinking, cooking or preparing food. Photo / file RNZ by Anan Zaki of RNZ People in two coastal Otago towns are shocked at the length of time it took authorities to warn them about toxic levels of lead in their water. Residents of Karitāne...

It was picked up at some point after the New Year. The test sample had been taken on 8 December. Authorities initially thought it might be a localised problem, but yesterday test results showed lead in the reservoir that supplies both towns. Karitāne School Board of Trustees chairperson Jane Schofield said the water in the area had never been great, and for 12 years she had been driving to and from Dunedin in order to get drinking water. "We have carted water from town [Dunedin] because the wa...