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Tauranga Hospital has been forced to shut three wards after an outbreak of gastroenteritis.
Eighteen cases have been recorded and a gastro outbreak is also believed to be happening in the western Bay of Plenty.
Tauranga Hospital has been forced to shut three wards after an outbreak of gastroenteritis.
Eighteen cases have been recorded and a gastro outbreak is also believed to be happening in the western Bay of Plenty.
The north is also looking at a 28-hour rain risk that won't lapse until 1pm tomorrow.