Gastro inquiry hears that contamination may have come from nearby streamJOHN COWPLAND/ FAIRFAX NZ The Government Inquiry in the Havelock North Campylobacter outbreak began in Hastings District Court on Monday. The contamination of Havelock North water may have come from sheep faeces entering a stream near the town's bores, a court has heard. But the district council was not aware of the bore until September 2015, when it discovered ecoli in Brookvale bore No 3. MARTY SHARPE/ FAIRFAX NZ Hastings ratepayers are paying dearly for the gastro outbreak that hit Havelock North last August. The regional council has spent $445,000 on its investigation into the district council and a further $637,310 on the Government Inquiry to date.

Source: Stuff January 30, 2017 03:29 UTC