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Lead contamination: Health concerns and questions to be raised at public meeting


Lead contamination: Health concerns and questions to be raised at public meeting
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The Dunedin City Council will front at tonight s public meeting on the high levels of lead found in two east Otago towns water supply.
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Dunedin mayor Aaron Hawkins during a City Council meeting. Deputy mayor Christine Garey in the foreground.
Mayor Aaron Hawkins Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Mayor Aaron Hawkins cast down over whether the council would have any role at the meeting after last night posting on Facebook that Public Health South had specifically asked us (DCC) to stay away from the meeting so that they can focus on the public health issues . ....

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Waikouaiti and Karitane residents demand answers from authorities on lead revelations


Waikouaiti and Karitane residents demand answers from authorities on lead revelations
Tess Brunton
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Residents in two coastal Otago towns are preparing to confront local authorities about toxic levels of lead discovered in their drinking water.
People in Waikouaiti and Karitane were first told about high levels of lead in their water supply on Tuesday afternoon.
But there s been revelation upon revelation since then - the Dunedin City Council has confirmed the December test results sat in an unmonitored inbox for weeks, toxic levels were first detected in the water back in August, and one of the failed test results wasn t four times the allowable levels - it was almost 40 times. ....

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