Health Warnings
Saturday 13 March, 2010
Public health warnings are provided by Toi Te Ora - Public Health Service to help the community manage and monitor local public health issues.
Scroll below to see if there are any recreational water health warnings in your area, or sign up here to receive them by email, or take advantage of our freephone if you are out and about - 0800 221 555.
Contact us if you want to report a suspected public health issue.
Infectious diseases
For information on infectious diseases that are of particular concern at the moment please go here.
For general advice and information on other infectious / communicable diseases please go here.
Recreational water health information
Follow these links for Shellfish and recreational water information.
For pollution events that could affect recreational water and shellfish gathering contact your local Council.
To find out if there is a marine biotoxin alert beyond the Bay of Plenty and Lakes area visit NZFSA.
Weekly samples are taken from the coastal areas and the public will be advised once the shellfish are safe to eat. All health warnings below are updated daily.
Bay of Plenty recreational water health warnings
| Health Warning | Public Health Advice | Reason | Area | Location |
| Current | Not to eat shellfish | Shellfish Toxins | Bay of Plenty Coastline | Click here for location details |
| Permanent | Avoid recreational water contact | Contamination | 2 Mile Creek | Waihi Beach |
| Permanent | Avoid recreational water contact | Contamination | 3 Mile Creek | Waihi Beach |
| Permanent | Avoid recreational water contact | Contamination | Waimapu Stream | Greerton Park |
| Permanent | Not to eat shellfish | Contamination | Tilby Point | Tauranga |
| Permanent | Not to eat shellfish | Contamination | Waihi Estuary | Little Waihi settlement |
| Permanent health advice | Avoid recreational water contact within 48 hours after rainfall | Contamination | Kaiate Falls | Welcome Bay Falls |
| Permanent health advice | Avoid recreational water contact within 48 hours after rainfall | Contamination | Lower Wairoa River | Lower Wairoa River |
| Permanent health advice | Avoid recreational water contact within 48 hours after rainfall | Contamination | McLarens Falls | McLarens Falls |
Lakes and Taupo recreational water health warnings
| Health Warning | Public Health Advice | Reason | Area | Location |
| Current | Avoid recreational water contact | Toxic Algae | Lake Rotorua | Lakes region |
| Current | Avoid recreational water contact | Toxic Algae | Lake Rotoehu | Lakes region |
There are currently no health warnings in place for the Taupo district.
