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Do not eat eels from Kopeopeo canal and Orini stream in Whakatāne

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

The local Medical Officer of Health advises the public to not eat eels from Kopeopeo canal and Orini stream in Whakatāne due to elevated levels of dioxin in the eels and canal.

Dioxins

Recreational water safety