Hawkes Bay
Hastings District Mayor Lawrence Yule on water crisis
Hastings District Mayor Lawrence Yule joins Checkpoint to discuss the latest on the region's drinking water crisis. Video, Audio
Hawke's Bay water crisis escalates
Thousands of people in the Hastings District are now under a boil water notice after an E coli 'indicator' was found in a water tanker that took water from the Hastings aquifer. Audio
Havelock North Contamination Crisis widens
The water contamination scare in Havelock North continues, with news a tanker delivering 'clean' water to residents, is also suspected of containing E coli. Audio
Havelock North High principal on water crisis
Kathryn Ryan talks to Havelock North High School principal Greg Fenton about the water contamination crisis in the town, as the local council reveals a tanker used to supply clean drinking water, has… Audio
Water contamination 'could happen anywhere in NZ'
Any unchlorinated water supply could be contaminated in the same way as has happened in Havelock North, the head of a water industry group says. Audio
Bad water: Authorities defend reaction time
Local authorities are defending their response to Havelock North's water contamination crisis, after suggestions the problem was dealt with too late. Video, Audio
Annette King visits Havelock North during water crisis
Labour's health spokesperson Annette King visited Havelock North this afternoon. Checkpoint asked her for her assessment of the community's situation. Video, Audio
Havelock Nth firms consider class action over drinking water
Havelock North business owners are considering taking a class action to get compensation for what's expected to be big losses due to the town's drinking water crisis. Video, Audio
Craig Foss on Havelock North's water crisis
The MP for Tukituki, which includes Havelock North, is Craig Foss. He told Checkpoint an investigation into the area's water contamination is sure to uncover the answers everyone wants. Video, Audio
Businesses consider class action over drinking water crisis
Havelock North businesses are considering taking class action to be compensated for the town's water crisis, while some schools have decided to remain closed, but others will open tomorrow. Video, Audio
Liability in the Havelock North Campylobacter outbreak
The Hastings Council is still trying to identify the source of the campylobacter contamination in the Havelock North town water supply. But what liability, if any, could the council face? Martin… Audio
'I could hardly get myself to the medical centre'
Volunteers will visit more homes in Havelock North today as authorities try to gauge the full level of water-borne gastric illness in the town. Video
Havelock North outbreak a drop in the bucket
The campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North could become the biggest single instance of waterborne disease in New Zealand history - but thousands more cases fly under the radar every year, Kate…
Contaminated Havelock North aquifer under the spotlight
A council investigation is underway into how the source of Havelock North's drinking water became contaminated, making thousands sick. All indications are that animal faeces have somehow seeped into… Audio
Cancer patient among gastric outbreak victims
People with compromised immunity, the young and the elderly have been badly affected by the gastric illness that has swept through Havelock North. Video
Gastro bug: Water supply still not cleared
People in Havelock North are being told to continue boiling their water until a potential second source of illness can be ruled out. Video, Audio
Hastings councillor talks from site of water bores
Hastings District Councillor and Age Concern board member Wayne Bradshaw talks to Checkpoint from the site of the Te Mata acquifer, where Havelock North's gastro bug comes from. Video, Audio
Campylobacter 'same as labour', mother says
A family of five are among more than 1000 hit with campylobacter in Havelock North. Deborah Berlin tells Checkpoint the pain was equivalent to labour. Video, Audio
Financial cost to campylobacter outbreak
The campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North is affecting businesses as well as people, creating a personal and financial cost, Pipi Cafe & Food Truck Owner Chris Morris says. Video, Audio
Cancer patient one of hundreds with campylobacter
Kirsty Webb is a mother of two who has been living with cancer for several years. The Havelock North woman is also one of more than 1000 people who have being sick with campylobacter. Video, Audio
