Queenstown businesses are bracing themselves for tough times ahead with the town potentially having to boil water for months. \xa0
The area's in the grip of an outbreak of infections from a waterborne parasite.\xa0
Known cases of the cryptosporidium illness have reached 21, and the national water regulators have slapped a compliance notice on the region. \xa0
Queenstown Chamber of Commerce CEO Sharon Fifield told Mike Hosking that businesses are managing things at the moment. \xa0
Adding to the misery, a state of emergency has just been declared in Queenstown due to the weather.\xa0
LISTEN ABOVE\xa0
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.