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to subscribe to the podcast. Many Aucklanders will be out on the water today as Anniversary Day activities centre around the harbour. But some may be more reluctant than usual to get
into the water. Questions have been raised about safety and the risk of illness after a sudden downpour hit the city after a long dry spell and around 50 Auckland beaches were labelled with a ‘don’t swim’ notice. Most were fine again 48 hours later, but what stuck in minds was the council’s Safeswim website that had lit up red just because it rained. While Wellington struggles with ancient pipes that seem to be constantly breaking down, the problems in Auckland are less dramatic but appear to be more widespread.
Questions have been raised about safety and the risk of illness after a sudden downpour hit the city after a long dry spell and around 50 Auckland beaches were labelled with a ‘don’t swim’ notice.
Most were fine again 48 hours later, but what stuck in minds was the council’s Safeswim website that had lit up red just because it rained.
While Wellington struggles with ancient pipes that seem to be constantly breaking down, the problems in Auckland are less dramatic but appear to be more widespread. And whereas once residents may not have noticed too much amiss, three summers ago the council launched a website called Safeswim that displays in real time all the hazards and potential pollution at all the region’s beaches.
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