The Dunedin City Council has corrected its figures on lead contamination, saying the worst test result that was emailed on December 18 was 40 times the allowable level in drinking water, not four.
Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins learned of the news on Checkpoint.
He says it is not ideal from an internal communication point of view, but he says Dunedin's water management officials are up to the job. "I don't think a better comms plan would have made any meaningful difference."
