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Kindergarten provider to pay hundreds of thousands to remove asbestos

Kindergarten provider to pay hundreds of thousands to remove asbestos

Update: 2025-12-03
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A kindergarten operator says it will cost hundreds of thousands dollars to decontaminate several Wellington sites that have tested positive for asbestos in the wake of the kid's-coloured sand recall. Whanau Manaaki has tested 13 kindergartens around the motu that had been using the coloured sand that could be laced with asbestos. Three in Wellington have come back positive and need significant cleanup work. Whanau Manaaki CEO, Amanda Coulston spoke to Lisa Owen.
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Kindergarten provider to pay hundreds of thousands to remove asbestos

Kindergarten provider to pay hundreds of thousands to remove asbestos