Prime Minister John Key says charges could be laid after the gastro outbreak in Hawke’s Bay.
More than 4000 people are thought to have been struck down by Havelock North drinking water contaminated with campylobacter.
Key is backing the Hastings District Council, saying it acted as quickly as it could. But he told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking there could be court action, as it’s not clear whether the contamination contributed to the death of a woman in a rest home.
He says that court action could involve civil or criminal charges.
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