9 Apr 2021

Otago lead contamination health response review finished, but won't be released yet

From Morning Report, 7:46 am on 9 April 2021

A review of the health response to East Otago's lead contamination scare is now sitting with the Director-General of Health, but he won't yet make it public.

The settlements of Waikouaiti, Karitane and Hawksbury Village are still getting drinking water from tankers, months after concerning levels of lead were discovered in the local supply.

Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown reports.