Shellfish Warning Lifted in All Auckland Areas

Subsequent to further information received this morning from the Ministry of Primary Industries and Northland DHB, the Auckland Regional Public Health Service confirms a lift of the shellfish public health warning in all areas of the Auckland region.

Recent monitoring results for the Kaipara Harbour now show that PSP (paralytic shellfish poisoning) levels have fallen to non detectable levels, meaning that shellfish collection and consumption is again safe for the public in all of the Auckland Region, including the Kaipara Harbour.

Monitoring of the situation will continue, and the public will be alerted should there again be an increase to unsafe levels.

ENDS

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Arguably Reassuring: Inspector-General Finds GCSB "Arguably" Legal

Of the 88 individuals:

• 15 cases involving 22 individuals did not have any information intercepted by GCSB.

• another four cases involving five individuals were the subjects of a New Zealand Security Intelligence Service warrant and the GCSB assisted in the execution of the warrants. The Inspector-General is of the view that there were arguably no breaches and the law is unclear.

• the Bureau only provided technical assistance which did not involve interception of communications, involving three of the individuals, so no breach occurred.

• the remaining cases involved the collection of metadata, and the Inspector-General formed the view that there had arguably been no breach, noting once again that the law is unclear.
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