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Some wary of cleared water
Havelock North residents no longer need to boil their water. The Hastings District Council lifted the boil notice for the town water

Boil water notice remains for Pahiatua
Despite two negative E.coli tests from the source of Pahiatua's water yesterday afternoon, residents still need to boil their water. "Although

Gastro: Cost to council past $700,000
The Havelock North water contamination crisis could cost more than $700,000 of ratepayers' money. In a Hastings District council

Apology for 'misery' of water crisis
Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule has apologised to a crowd of hundreds gathered tonight in Havelock North.

Aaron Drew: Counting the costs of campylobacter
Our family of five were some of the early casualties of the gastro outbreak in Havelock North. It required time off work, doctor

Inaction on sewer spill irks resident
A sewerage manhole, which overflowed on to the grass berm in Havelock North three weeks ago, had only just been cleaned up by council

Faulty test may have led to outbreak
A faulty test may be why Hastings District Council was unaware for five days that the Havelock North water supply was contaminated. In

Water crisis shows importance of insurance
COMMENT: Insurance cover for some businesses 'does not kick in unless a state of emergency is declared,' writes Michael Naylor.

Rudman: Money at source of water woes
COMMENT: Question is not how supply gets toxic but why govt won't pay to keep it safe.

School rolls begin to return to normal
Havelock North Schools were back in full swing yesterday. It comes after they closed because of the gastro outbreak, which saw

Gastro probe to seek lessons for NZ
Laying charges over the Havelock North gastro outbreak will be a call for organisations like the council or police, Prime Minister John Key says.

Gastro legal action call of cops/council
A Government inquiry into the Havelock North gastro outbreak will consider improvements to water supply management across New Zealand.

Gastro outbreak: Mayor defends claims of poor response to outbreak
An Auckland University extreme event expert is slamming Hawke's Bay officials for what she claims is a slow response to the gastro outbreak which has plagued Havelock North.

Gastro outbreak: Illness reports decline
Numbers of people struck down by gastro illness in the Hawke's Bay is declining.

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.

How the Havelock gastro outbreak began
The worst outbreak of waterborne disease in recent New Zealand history began as a trickle.

Gastro: Soup easy meal for sick
Francky Godinho was taking a break last night after two days of cooking, providing soup for Havelock Norh residents afflicted with

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

Gastro outbreak under control, DHB says
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 water chlorinated today
Hastings people have been reassured there is no physical connection between Havelock North and Hastings water.

Mushroom farm link to previous water contamination
A report on a previous contamination at the water supply causing widespread sickness in the Hawke's Bay will be released today.

Gastro outbreak: 'DHB coping well'
The Hawke's Bay District Health Board is operating well despite increasing demands caused by the gastro outbreak, the Ministry of Health says.

'It was only a matter of time'
An expert says the Havelock North outbreak was entirely preventable.

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