Capital drops in contamination rankingsROSS GIBLIN/STUFF Te Mome Stream in Lower Hutt was earlier this year ranked as one of New Zealand's 10 most-contaminated sites. A dead and toxic arm to a Wellington stream has dropped off a worst-of-the-worst contamination list without anything being done to fix the problem. ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF A mother duck with her ducklings in Te Mome Stream. "The Exide battery reprocessing plant was located near to Te Mome Stream and appears to be the main source of the heavy metal contamination although other industries cannot be ruled out as contaminant sources." Bernadette Stevenson's home backs onto Te Mome Stream.

Source: Stuff December 28, 2017 02:26 UTC