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Avon, Heathcote whitebait warning BY SHELLEY ROBINSON
Eat whitebait from the Avon and Heathcote Rivers at your own peril – it is like eating “sewage.� Canterbury District Health Board medical officer of health Dr Alistair Humphrey said consuming whitebait caught from the city’s polluted waterways was ill-advised. The whitebaiting season starts this Saturday and runs until November 30.
Dr Humphrey said whitebait in the city’s rivers is “brown bait� with the potential to cause crippling stomach bugs, like giardia cysts and cryptosporidium. “People catch it, put it in a bucket and freeze it. So it is frozen in its own sewage. Cooking doesn’t make a difference,� he said. He said thawing whitebait blocks was likely to contaminate kitchens. The news comes after the release
of a city council report revealed the worst waterways, strangled by contaminants from rebuild, cracked sewers and faeces from dogs and waterfowl. It is the first comprehensive report since the earthquakes, with 44 sites tested monthly last year. Among the worst sites, were those in the east of the city. Linwood Canal, which runs along Linwood Ave was tied for the
Former Waimairi beach resident and professional surfer Iain Buchanan, inset, was in the judging tower 50m from the shark attack on Australian surfer, Mick Fanning, which made world headlines last month.
worst site with Haytons Stream at Retention Basin. The Avon River at Bridge St, South New Brighton was tied for second worst along with 13 other sites. All but 11 sites failed to meet regional council guidelines for Escherichia-coli with levels particularly high at the Horseshoe Lake discharge site and Dudley Creek. •Turn toNOR’WEST page 2 NEWS
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