Old cast-iron water pipes with lead joins are being replaced in Waikouaiti, as officials seek to remove one possible cause of contamination of drinking water.
The Dunedin City Council may have big plans for capital spending in the next decade, but delivering on promised spending this year is an uphill battle.
As free blood testing begins today, a Waikouaiti resident and former health and safety specialist says a full investigation is needed into the way officials responded to lead contamination of Otago water supplies.
It has been an intense week for Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham as lead detected in water supplies put communities on edge. Grant Miller reports.
Blood tests will help officials work out whether Waikouaiti and Karitane residents may be chronically affected by exposure to lead, a packed public meeting in East Otago has been told.
Elevated levels of lead were detected in an Otago water supply as far back as August, but officials did not issue an order to prevent people drinking the water until this week.
Elevated levels of lead were detected in part of Dunedin's water supply as far back as August last year, but authorities did not advise affected residents to stop drinking the water until yesterday.
A task force will be responsible for making serious headway to ease workload pressure at the Southern District Health Board and make the flow of patients through hospitals more efficient.
A taskforce will be responsible for making serious headway to ease workload pressure at the Southern DHB and improve the flow of patients through hospitals.
Changes to zoning and rules for building houses in Dunedin may alleviate a housing shortage, but some councillors fear this may not be enough to make a significant difference.
People are welcome to bring their bicycles to the University of Otago but not to ride them around campus, and the Dunedin City Council suggests a more cycle-friendly future should be embraced.