Warning against swimming in Lake Tutira lifted

A warning against swimming in Lake Tutira in Hawke's Bay because of contamination has been lifted.

Hawke's Bay District Health Board's medical officer of health, Dr Lester Calder, said water monitoring had shown much lower levels of bacteria.

"The levels are now well within the levels recommended in the Ministries of Health and Environment recreational water guidelines."

The warning was issued last week when monitoring identified high levels of E.coli.

The level of the bacteria indicated excessive amounts of faecal matter, either animal or human was in the lake, 40km north of Napier.

- NZPA