Karitane School News Today

+Undoctored Media release from Southern DHB Wednesday 28 July 2021, 10:41 AM 4 minutes to Read Southern DHB Medical Officer of Health Dr Michael Butchard has recommended the Do Not Drink notice (DNDN) on the Waikouaiti, Karitane and Hawksbury Village water supply can be lifted. This follows a comprehensive investigation by the Dunedin City Council into elevated lead levels that had been detected in the area, finding customer pipes, fittings and tapware leaching lead into the water were...

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 ...