Most viewed stories for Tuesday, Oct 7

Strong wind washes boat to shore in Pilot bay. PHOTO/GEORGE NOVAK

Black ribbons, nasty veges, sunken boats and an aerial search for Jack Dixon are all among the most viewed stories today.

1 - Carrots and lettuce cause outbreak in Bay
Packaged carrots and lettuce are being blamed for a painful epidemic of food poisoning sweeping through New Zealand, with Toi Te Ora recording five people from the Bay of Plenty suffering from the stomach bug, caused by the bacteria Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

Strong wind washes boat to shore in Pilot bay. PHOTO/GEORGE NOVAK

2 - Truckies to fly black for Jack
A Tauranga truckie has organised a nationwide tribute to missing five-year-old Jack Dixon, by tying black ribbons from truck aerials.

3 - Boat and 400 litres of fuel sinks at Pilot Bay
A boat holding 400 litres of diesel has sunk at Pilot Bay and is one of five vessels to come to grief in Tauranga Harbour due to wild weather.

4 - Wild winds wreak havoc across Tauranga
Tauranga was hammered by gusts of up to 110km/h yesterday breaking boats free from their moorings, blowing down trees and power lines, lifting roofing iron and blowing signs over.

5 - Aerial search for Jack Dixon begins today
Volunteers from Tauranga Aero Club took to the skies today to begin an aerial search for missing boy Jack Dixon.