8 Mar 2018

Second Far North lake contaminated by algal bloom

From Morning Report, 8:39 am on 8 March 2018

Another lake in the Far North has succumbed to an algal bloom. Last month Lake Omapere near Kaikohe turned green and smelly in the summer heat, polluting the Utakura River. And the health warning signs have also gone up around Lake Waiparera north of Kaitaia. Lois Williams reports.