Pupils at Havelock North schools will return to their classrooms today as the town slowly returns to normality after a gastro bug infected more than 4000 of its residents.
Hawke's Bay Mayor Lawrence Yule says the schools are all open today, more than a week since E.coli was detected in the town's water supply on August 12.
The news follows results from the latest water samples, from Hastings, Flaxmere and Bridge Pa, which all came back clear yesterday afternoon.
Hastings District Council chief executive Ross McLeod said the clear results were "expected, but also a huge relief".