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Permanent bacterial contamination health warnings

Bay of Plenty, Rotorua and Taupō
Day Issued
Friday 1 January 2021

Area Public health advice
  • Waiotahe Estuary, near Opotiki
  • Little Waihi (Waihi Estuary at Main Channel)
  • Tilby Point, Tauranga
Do not collect or eat shellfish — elevated levels of faecal contamination which can be taken up by the shellfish.
  • Uretara River at Henry Rd Ford
  • Kaiate Stream at Kaiate Falls
  • Ngongotahā Stream at Railway Bridge
  • Kopurererua Stream at McCord Ave
  • Utuhina Stream at Lake Road
Avoid recreational water contact.

Go to the Land Air Water Aotearoa website for long term grades and water quality information on beaches, lakes and rivers in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes districts.

Can I swim here? — Land Air Water Aotearoaexternal link