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+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 most likely the cause of the high lead results at the Waikouaiti Golf Course and the Karitane Bowls...

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 abou...

'Pretty bloody concerned': Parents worried about children's 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 they've been living with toxic levels of lead in their water for months. They now have serious health concerns after the levels were found to be four-times what is acceptable. It affects around 1500 people in Waikouaiti and Karit...