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Increased bacteria levels have forced the closure of St Kilda Beach in Dunedin.
Dunedin City Council said water tests today showed high levels of harmful bacteria and recommended against swimming, surfing of paddling at the beach until further notice.
Strong winds and sea currents are regularly blamed for sweeping a sewage plume towards shore from an outfall at Lawyer's Head on the south coast of the Otago Peninsula at the eastern end of St Kilda Beach.
- NZPA
