The GNS study found e coli at 20 schools, while other schools had problems with arsenic, mercury, lead and manganese levels. This can mean expensive repairs and maintenance, with more than 400 schools around the country relying on their own water supply rather than a town connection. Andrew King, the New Zealand Rural Schools Leadership Association president and the principal of Oropi school in the Bay of Plenty spoke to Lisa Owen.
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