Otago
Mum worries about baby's health issues amid lead revelations
Residents in two coastal Otago towns say they want answers about lead contamination in drinking water ahead of a public meeting where they will confront authorities.
Number of scrub fires near Dunedin
Firefighters near Dunedin are busy battling a number of grass fires.
How the lead contamination problem in east Otago unfolded
Why did it take so long for the public to find out about high levels of lead in two east Otago towns? How dangerous is the problem? And what is known about the towns? RNZ explains.
Public meeting to answer concerns on lead contamination in east Otago
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.
Toxicologist says lead level contamination 'enormous'
There's doubt over whether Dunedin councillors will front up to a public meeting in Waikouaiti tonight, which is being held to disuss high levels of lead in the local water supply.
One test showed… Audio
Tahu Mackenzie in full flight
Last year Tahu Mackenzie was named Otago Person of the Year and Educator of the Year at the Otago Hall of Fame inaugural awards. Tahu is the educator at Dunedin's Orokonui Ecosanctuary. She's also one… Audio, Gallery
More rural hospital doctors & more funding needed
The country's only dedicated rural hospital training course is delivering doctors where they're needed, but is crying out for more funding. A fifth of the population rely on rural health services, and… Audio
Lead contamination 40 times acceptable level for Waikouaiti water sample
Dunedin City Council has revealed that one of its failed lead sample tests had in fact returned a level almost 40 times the acceptable limit.
Council, DHB anger over notice of Otago contaminated water
Residents in the two east Otago towns affected by the water issue will be offered blood tests from next week.
Authorities are still trying to pin down the source of the elevated lead levels in the… Video, Audio
Man dead as missing plane located in Central Otago
The body of a man has been found following a search for a missing plane in Central Otago.
Local MP assures constiuents Council is doing what it can
Waikouaiti and Karitane residents are furious they've been kept in the dark for months after the Dunedin City Council revealed lead was first detected in the towns' water supply in August.
Nearly six… Audio
Gilt-y pleasures: Justin Eden on the lure of gold
The heyday of New Zealand's gold rush may have passed, but there's still gold in those rivers - if you know where to look. Justin Eden has spent forty years mining gold both here and in Australia. He… Audio, Gallery
'Have we been drinking dangerous water since August?'
The Dunedin City Council has resorted to putting a helicopter in the sky as it scrambles to discover the source of lead poisoning to an east Otago water supply.
'Huge concerns' over communication on high levels of lead in water
Residents in two East Otago towns are frustrated they do not know when they can drink water out of the tap, not from a tanker.
Dunedin City Council unsure when water will be safe again
Residents in two coastal Otago towns don't know when they'll be able to safely drink their tap water again due to high levels of lead.
Yesterday the Dunedin City Council informed the 1,500 residents… Audio
Residents 'really upset' about high lead levels in water
People in two coastal Otago towns are shocked at the length of time it took authorities to warn them about toxic levels of lead in their water. Audio
More charges laid against former Southland rugby player
A 44-year-old former Southland rugby representative's history of playing catch and release with the law has again resulted in his arrest.
Two Dunedin towns asked not to drink tap water
Residents in Karitane and Waikouaiti north of Dunedin must stop using tap water for drinking, cooking or preparing food due to elevated levels of lead.
Checking Cherries
Fionnuala Reynolds has spent the summer checking the quality of cherries coming off trees in Alexandra. Audio
Checking Cherries
Fionnuala Reynolds has spent the summer checking the quality of cherries coming off trees in Alexandra.
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