Kāeo residents face decade of boil-water notices

Monday 21 July 2025 · 4 outlets · 3 reports · updated Mon 21 Jul 2025, 9:55am

Residents in the Far North town of Kāeo have been under a boil-water notice for ten years. Local people report being unable to rely on tap water for drinking or other daily needs. While long-running, this is not the longest boil-water notice in New Zealand.

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1. NZ HeraldMon 21 Jul 2025, 7:47am

   Kāeo’s decade-long boil-water notice raises health concerns (opens in new tab)

2. Stuff via RNZMon 21 Jul 2025, 7:50am

   Ten years of boiling water in Kāeo: ‘They just can’t rely on the water’ (opens in new tab)

   Also on RNZ (opens in new tab)

3. 1News via RNZMon 21 Jul 2025, 9:55am

   Ten years of boiling water in Kāeo: 'They just can't rely on' it (opens in new tab)