
Gastro outbreak: Hastings water tests negative
Test results from the Hastings, Flaxmere and Bridge Pa water supplies have come back clear this afternoon. The tests were taken from
Test results from the Hastings, Flaxmere and Bridge Pa water supplies have come back clear this afternoon. The tests were taken from
Scientists' analysis suggests farm animals may be behind the gastro outbreak in Havelock North.
The worst outbreak of waterborne disease in recent New Zealand history began as a trickle.
Councils around the North Island are assuring residents of the safety of their water supplies following a gastro outbreak in Hawke's Bay.
The latest test results into the origin of the gastro outbreak has revealed it is unlikely to have come from chicken manure.
Francky Godinho was taking a break last night after two days of cooking, providing soup for Havelock Norh residents afflicted with
The Hawke's Bay District Health Board is yet to confirm whether the contaminated Havelock North water contributed to the death of
The disease that laid many Havelock North residents low is under control, with a reduction in new cases, the Hawke's Bay District Health Board said.
Hastings people have been reassured there is no physical connection between Havelock North and Hastings water.
An expert says the Havelock North outbreak was entirely preventable.
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
Auckland's Watercare will loan a portable filter to treat contaminated Havelock North water.
Criticism has been levelled at central government over the Havelock North gastro outbreak during an urgent debate held in parliament this afternoon.
Health officials believe the gastro bug that has made thousands of Havelock North residents badly ill has peaked.
It's up to the people to decide whether Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule keeps his job in October, following the largest outbreak of waterborne
All Havelock North schools have now closed because of the gastro outbreak with up to half the rolls sick.
Cafes and restaurants in Havelock North are also feeling the effects of the gastro bug with tables and chairs sitting empty.
An ecology and zoology academic says future outbreaks of waterborne diseases could be prevented if New Zealand farmers moved livestock away from waterways.
Havelock North's water supply may be behind a vomiting and diarrhoea outbreak which is affecting a number of people in the area.
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Janetta Mackay checks into a self-contained bungalow that calls itself a hotel.
Drive the winding road from Havelock North to the windblown crest of Te Mata Peak then study the panorama from west to east.
No longer a sleepy village, this Hawke's Bay locale is now a sought-after destination.
The man accused of stabbing to death the mother of his children in Havelock North earlier this month appeared in court today charged with murder.
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a 48-year-old woman's body was found in Havelock North last night.