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Half a million people on track for safer drinking water by end of year
Councils have been upgrading their drinking water supplies after it was found they lacked bacterial barriers or residual disinfection.
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Climate change could cause more frequent crypto outbreaks - study
Heavy rain washes higher levels of the diarrhoea-causing parasite into waterways, which could overwhelm drinking water, says one of the researchers.
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Raw fruit juice brand's entire product line recalled
Kiwis are being warned to avoid a raw fruit juice brand potentially operating without proper food safety controls.
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Crytosporidium stomach bug prompts Te Whatu Ora health warnings
A summer surge of the nasty stomach bug cryptosporidium has prompted public health warnings from Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora. The crypto parasite is spread mainly by faeces from people or animals… Audio
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Cryptosporidium cases on the rise across NZ
A surge in cases during the summer has heightened public health concerns due to symptoms like diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach cramps.
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Queenstown's boil water notice lifted after almost three months
Queenstown Lakes District Council has lifted the boil water notice for remaining parts of the resort town following the cryptosporidium outbreak.
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Water regulator's overreaction worsened impact of crypto for some - mayor
Queenstown's mayor believes the water regulator overstepped the mark during the resort town's cryptosporidium outbreak. Audio
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Queenstown mayor on town's boil water situation
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is on the brink of lifting its boil water notice. After a breakout of the cryptosporidium parasite in the resort town back in the middle of September 2023… Audio
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Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
Tess joins Kathryn to talk about developments in the long-running saga of the Gore District Council, the plans on how to make Te Anau-Manapouri Airport financially viable and Queenstown's treatment… Audio
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Queenstown treatment plant pipes to be flushed after crypto outbreak
One of Queenstown's treatment plants will get its pipes flushed tomorrow as the town tries to clean up its water supply. Parts of the top resort spot have been under a boil water notice since… Video, Audio
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Queenstown crypto outbreak: Four more weeks of boiling water
The council is installing UV treatment at its Two Mile plant, as well as bringing plants without the necessary protections up to compliance.
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Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin
Audio 20 Oct 2023Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin Audio
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Christchurch water supply safe to drink despite being non-compliant - council
It is unclear if a parasite barrier will be installed on an uncompliant water supply in Christchurch.
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One swimmer could have caused Queenstown cryptosporidium outbreak
One swimmer in Lake Wakatipu with cryptosporidium could have caused the disease outbreak in Queenstown, says a medical officer.
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Nerves over water filter costs after regulator puts councils on notice
Councils in the top of the South Island are grappling with the task of installing protozoa barriers on small, rural water supplies and finding the funding to do so.
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Human faecal contamination blamed for Queenstown cryptosporidium outbreak
Te Whatu Ora says the source of the cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown was most likely human faecal contamination of the water supply.
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Human faecal contamination blamed for Queenstown cryptosporidium outbreak
Te Whatu Ora says the source of the cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown was most likely human faecal contamination of the water supply.
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Tess Brunton in Queenstown on airport bomb threat
Audio 6 Oct 2023Tess Brunton is in Queenstown where a potential bomb threat has evacuated the airport earlier this morning. The airport said it activated its emergency security protocols shortly after 8.30am and… Audio
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Twenty-seven councils given deadline to install protozoa barriers
Twenty-seven councils have been given until June 30th, 2024 to produce funded plans for installing protozoa barriers on water supplies.
Without them, hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders could be… Audio
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84 water suppliers do not have sufficient UV filtering facilities
The list affects approximately more than 310,000 people across a total of 27 councils, with more than half of this number concerning residents in Christchurch.
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Some Queenstown residents able to drink tap water again
Some businesses around Queenstown finally have relief after two weeks of boiling water to keep afloat amid a cryptosporidium outbreak.
20,000 people living in Frankton, Shotover Country, Lake Hayes… Audio
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Boil water notice lifted for some in Queenstown-Lakes District
A boil water notice remains in place for parts of the Queenstown-Lakes District, while other areas in the region have had it lifted. Audio
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Several councils could face huge bills to get drinking water up to scratch
Several councils and government ministries could be facing bills in the hundreds of thousands to fit essential filters to their drinking water supplies in the wake of Queenstown's cryptosporidium… Video, Audio
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Tap water may soon be drinkable for thousands in Queenstown
Thousands of Queenstown residents and tourists may be able to drink from their taps as soon as Thursday.
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Cryptosporidium cause may never be known
Investigations are continuing into the cause of the cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown, but Te Whatu Ora is warning the source may never be known.
Queenstown remains under a boil water notice… Audio
