Can I drink the tap water?

How good is the tap water in Havelock North, New Zealand ?


1 people said I drink filtered tap water.

All in all, 0% of folks here drink from the tap.



How good is the tap water in all of New Zealand?


93 people said I drink filtered tap water, 251 people said I love the tap water here, 63 people said The tap water is not safe to drink.

All in all, 62% of folks here drink from the tap.

Answers in Havelock North vs. New Zealand

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Would you drink the tap water? : r/Wellington   - Jul 8, 2022 ... ... drinking contaminated water from the town supply in Havelock North. ... Welcome to Wellington, New Zealand! Whether you're living here ...

Why does the tap water smell of chlorine : r/newzealand   - Mar 8, 2024 ... Because 3 people died in Havelock North in 2016 and hundreds more got really sick: Government Inquiry into Havelock North Drinking Water ...

Hi does anyone water in hastings taste yuk, I'm in Mahora | Facebook   - Nov 30, 2024 ... Havelock north is fine ... A Canterbury town's water supply has been judged the best-tasting tap water in New Zealand at the 2025 IXOM National ...

Which one of you clever fucks came up with this? (Found at Trader ...   - Apr 5, 2022 ... ... Havelock North tap water. Most-Reveal-3853. • 4y ago ... Moral of the story: If you want to eat New Zealand grown food and drink clean NZ water ...

New - Pure Aotearoa: Why You Can Trust the Tap in New Zealand ...   - Aug 18, 2025 ... ... New Zealand's tap water is among the world's safest and most refreshing. ... The Havelock North outbreak in 2016, the country's largest ...

If we are to learn one lesson from the Havelock North contamination ...   - Nov 4, 2018 ... Local Government New Zealand ... If we are to learn one lesson from the Havelock North contamination, it is that we must develop better drinking- ...

Thoughts on this? We got 74.5. : r/newzealand   - Apr 11, 2023 ... Havelock North water contamination killed 4 people. 5500 people were ... Is tap water drinkable? r/newzealand icon. r/newzealand. • 3 yr ...

By far the worst water ever, : r/newzealand   - Feb 7, 2024 ... Could be unchlorinated spring water from Havelock North. [deleted] ... https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/is-bottled-water-better-than-tap.

Anyone else think their tap water tastes different? : r/Wellington   - Aug 23, 2016 ... ... Havelock North. u/lizlemonismymom avatar · lizlemonismymom. OP • 9y ago ... Wellington, New Zealand. Welcome to Wellington, New Zealand ...

Chlorination of Lower Hutt's drinking water will continue ...   - Aug 9, 2017 ... “No one wants a repeat of the Havelock North experience. Public safety ... water complies with the Drinking Water Standards of New Zealand.

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