Havelock North Schools were back in full swing yesterday. It comes after they closed because of the gastro outbreak, which saw

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

A Government inquiry into the Havelock North gastro outbreak will consider improvements to water supply management across New Zealand.

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.

Numbers of people struck down by gastro illness in the Hawke's Bay is declining.

Test results from the Hastings, Flaxmere and Bridge Pa water supplies have come back clear this afternoon. The tests were taken from

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

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

Councils around the North Island are assuring residents of the safety of their water supplies following a gastro outbreak in Hawke's Bay.

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

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

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

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

An expert says the Havelock North outbreak was entirely preventable.

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

Auckland's Watercare will loan a portable filter to treat contaminated Havelock North water.

Criticism has been levelled at central government over the Havelock North gastro outbreak during an urgent debate held in parliament this afternoon.

All Havelock North schools have now closed because of the gastro outbreak with up to half the rolls sick.

Cafes and restaurants in Havelock North are also feeling the effects of the gastro bug with tables and chairs sitting empty.

An ecology and zoology academic says future outbreaks of waterborne diseases could be prevented if New Zealand farmers moved livestock away from waterways.

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

Nearly 200 sick people sought medical treatment yesterday as a severe gastro disease continues to spread across Havelock North and Hastings.

Hundreds sick from town's contaminated water supply

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

Rock-throwing youngsters tracked down through prank calls.

A lawyer has been accused of assaulting and injuring his former girlfriend, champion triathlete Amelia Watkinson.

Janetta Mackay checks into a self-contained bungalow that calls itself a hotel.

Drive the winding road from Havelock North to the windblown crest of Te Mata Peak then study the panorama from west to east.