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Locals are fed up after years of talking about the ‘sewagey’ smell on Waikato lakes, which makes swimming a risk to health for people and animals.
These Waikato hydro lakes are supposed to be safe to swim in, but a toxic algae problem is getting worse
![[aggregator] downloaded image for imported item #47989](https://news7f.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/4JTSFCS_Algae_0H2A2471_jpg-1024x538.png "These Waikato hydro lakes are supposed to be safe to swim in, but a toxic algae problem is getting worse")