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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

Gastro outbreak: Tests point to cattle bug

Scientists' analysis suggests farm animals may be behind the gastro outbreak in Havelock North.

Poultry unlikely source of gastro-bug

The latest test results into the origin of the gastro outbreak has revealed it is unlikely to have come from chicken manure.

Water nerves in Hastings

Hastings residents and businesses were on edge yesterday after hearing that one of the nine tankers supplied by the Hastings District

Result still awaited on gastro death

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board is yet to confirm whether the contaminated Havelock North water contributed to the death of

Pupils return as schools open

Havelock North High School, Woodford House and Iona College reopened yesterday with more than half of their students through the

Bowls: Bay at cusp of making history

Hastings will become part of New Zealand Professional Bowls Association history next month as the first city in the country to host

Medallist visits race day

Olympic gold medallist Hamish Bond will be the guest of honour at the Makfi Challenge Stakes Daffodil Raceday at Hastings Racecourse

Hastings water chlorinated today

Hastings people have been reassured there is no physical connection between Havelock North and Hastings water.

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

Gastro investigation launched

A major investigation has been launched into why a thousand people have been affected by contaminated water in Havelock North. The

Something in the water? Gastro outbreak

Havelock North's water supply may be behind a vomiting and diarrhoea outbreak which is affecting a number of people in the area.

Time's almost up to get nominations in

Just hours remain for those seeking to represent Hawke's Bay to throw their hats in the ring. Nominations for people wanting to stand

Auction tickets expected to sell out

Forty specially blended wines produced by Hawke's Bay's finest winemakers will be on offer at the annual Hawke's Bay wine auction. With

Bay house prices show sharp increase

Low interest rates and a rising population are leading Hawke's Bay's housing market into unknown territory, according to a local real

Bucket list race over for Hastings woman

A Hastings woman has retired on the home stretch of the world's longest horse race in Mongolia. Krista Donnelly, 25, put her paediatric

400 young voices in sweet harmony

About 400 young choristers sang their hearts out at the annual regional The KIDS Sing yesterday. The event is a junior version of