Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

After the world’s largest recorded campylobacteriosis outbreak occurred in Havelock North in 2016, the National-led Government established a formal inquiry into what went wrong and lessons for the future. This led to policy changes to strengthen the protection of source water and improve the country’s drinking water supply system. 

These changes included introducing Te Mana o te Wai, the central decision-making framework in the country’s national freshwater policy.

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