UpdatedVaimoana MasePasifika Editor·NZ Herald·11 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to readThe man had earlier been in the Cook Islands visiting family. Photo / 123rfThe man had earlier been in the Cook Islands visiting family. Photo / 123rfA visitor to the Cook Islands was later admitted to hospital after picking up a rare waterborne bacterial infection seen in New Zealand only twice before.
The 68-year-old, who had been visiting family, was taken to a hospital emergency department in Auckland after four days of fevers and swelling, blistering
