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Gastro: Free juice, water a hit in community

People in the community are rallying around those who are sick with many offers of free, clean water. A large tanker of fresh water

Gastro: Government help welcomed

Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule is welcoming Government involvement in a major investigation of the gastro outbreak. Following the outbreak

Gastro: Authorities mystified by outbreak

The bores at the centre of the Havelock North gastric illness outbreak have been in place 35 years without sign of contamination until

Crisis questions for Hastings mayor

1. What day and time were you first told that a test of the water was positive and what action did you take? On Friday at 2.30pm

Portable filter to treat toxic water

Auckland's Watercare will loan a portable filter to treat contaminated Havelock North water.

Urgent debate on Gastro crisis in Parliament today

Criticism has been levelled at central government over the Havelock North gastro outbreak during an urgent debate held in parliament this afternoon.

Gastro outbreak may have peaked

Health officials believe the gastro bug that has made thousands of Havelock North residents badly ill has peaked.

Gastro: Havelock North illness NZ's largest

It's up to the people to decide whether Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule keeps his job in October, following the largest outbreak of waterborne

Ethel Lamont celebrates 100 years

Ethel Lamont may have reached three digits but she still vividly remembers her first day at Havelock North High School. She celebrated

Arts event 'bigger and better'

Ten days of entertainment and inspiration were unveiled last night with the launch of the 2016 Harcourts Hawke's Bay Arts Festival

Obituary: Stalwart of education passes away

Havelock North High School founding principal David Barham died on Sunday, aged 83. Mr Barham was 41 when he was made principal of

Schools lack space for pupils

Twenty-four schools in Hawke's Bay have more students than the Ministry of Education provides to educate them. Ministry figures provided

Teens arrested for vandalism

Rock-throwing youngsters tracked down through prank calls.

Libraries in the good books for holidays

Manhandling 100 big blue blocks up onto the mezzanine floor of the Hastings Library was worth the effort on Wednesday when more than

Public face of housing crisis speaks

Havelock North mum Kimberlee Whaanga thought more than twice about becoming a public face of the housing crisis - but she just had

Editorial: No excuse for violence against pets

There is a strong divide between cat people and dog people. I grew up with a family cat and was quite content when the cat would