Kāpiti splash pad potential ground zero for Wellington region gastro outbreakRANDALL WALKER A child enjoys the Raumati splash pad during the summer of 2016. SUPPLIED Jayden Viljoen and Cayla Viljoen, 9, twins during a painful gastro bug they caught after playing in the Raumati splash pad on Wellington Anniversary Weekend. READ MORE:* Ōtaki splash pad opens* Thousands celebrate Porirua pad* Splashing good fun in RaumatiA long weekend of frolicking at a popular beachfront splash pad might have triggered a spate of gastroenteritis-related illnesses around the Wellington region. "They were just at the splash pad the whole time, in the water, and they were standing right under that bucket that tipped." The splash pad reopened on Friday with dozens of children and adults in the water.

Source: Stuff February 15, 2018 21:25 UTC