date:Dec 18, 2012
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Two other men remain in Rotorua Hospital in a stable condition.
The people suffered symptoms ranging from tingling of the mouth and face, weakness in their arms and diarrhea and vomiting.
The people who presented at the weekend had all eaten shellfish collected from the coastline between Mount Maunganui and Papamoa reports Toi Te Ora.
Toi Te Ora Medical Officer of Health, Dr Phil Shoemack says the levels of toxins have gone above the guideline levels to the stage where there is potential