Contaminated waters mar summer

People are advised to avoid the algal bloom at Algies Bay. It may be summertime, but people need to be careful where they choose to cool off with some popular local swimming spots once again contaminated by algal blooms. Auckland Council has confirmed there have been toxic algae outbreaks at Algies Bay (suspected to be the same algae as the previous two summers) and the Warkworth Cement Works, which also had an outbreak in November 2017. The recent algal blooms have prompted health warnings from council. General manager of engineering, assets and technical advisory Paul Klinac says there’s no ...