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 pregnancy might have contained high levels of lead. Read More Advertisement "We never even thought about the water we were drinking.