4:15 pm today

Seven people hospitalised after drinking cocktails at Fiji resort

From Checkpoint, 4:15 pm today

Fijian authorities are scrambling to find out what led to seven people falling ill after drinking cocktails at a five-star resort on Saturday afternoon. All were taken to hospital where their condition is now stable - with one of the seven reportedly returning home to Australia. Fiji's Ministry for Tourism said they think this is an isolated incident - and resort staff have assured them the ingredients of the drinks were not substituted or altered in anyway. But one guest told RNZ, his friend who was among the group that had a pina colada at the resort, is still too ill to get up. Caleb Fotheringham has more.