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Leading water fluoridation expert Prof Paul Connett to tour New Zealand
Professor Paul Connett, Director of the international Fluoride Action Network (FAN) and executive director the American Environmental Health Studies Project (AEHSP), will be speaking throughout New Zealand about the public health risks of fluoridated water. Prof Connett’s tour will include a presentation to the Ministry of Health, a meeting with Green MP Sue Kedgley, a […]
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5-year audit backs fluoride in Hawke’s Bay water
Twice the number of Hawke’s Bay children living in areas with non-fluoridated water needed general anaesthetic dental treatment compared to those in fluoridated areas, an audit has found. The results of a five-year audit showed 363 children living in fluoridated areas required general anaesthetic dental treatment, compared to 690 children in non-fluoridated areas. Hawke’s Bay […]
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Hawke’s Bay District Health Board wants say on fluoride
Letters to Bay councils supports treatment for public water supplies. Hawke’s Bay District Health Board [DHB] chairman Kevin Atkinson believes the DHB should advise local councils on the matter of public fluoridation, not the community. The DHB is this week sending letters to councils in Napier, Hastings, Wairoa, Central Hawke’s Bay and the Chatham Islands […]
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Kaitangata: Fluoridation of water starts today
Kaitangata residents will be drinking fluoridated water from today. Clutha District Council water services manager Hank Stocker said at a recent district assets committee meeting that fluoridation of the Kaitangata supply was due to start today, following on from the fluoridation of the Tapanui water supply in mid-December, and of the Milton supply in mid-January. […]
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Kaitangata will soon have fluoridated water supply
After receiving a strong support from the residents, fluoridation of Kaitangata Water Treatment Plant will commence on February 14. It is believed to bring some positive changes in dental health of the users. Currently, the plant caters to Kaitangata Township and to the Wangaloa Rural Water Scheme. The council has been seeking advice on this […]
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Call to fluoridate Canterbury water
The head of Dental Health Services in Canterbury is calling for a fluoridated water supply in the region. Dr Martin Lee, the Canterbury clinical director of Community Dental Services, said a Ministry of Health report on oral health in New Zealand highlighted a growing need to fluoridate Canterbury’s drinking water. The New Zealand Oral Health […]
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Fluoride debate reignited
Anti-fluoridation campaigners in New Zealand are claiming a victory after America’s federal government dropped its recommended level of fluoride in water for the first time in 50 years. Fluoridation of water supply is considered by the World Health Organisation as one of the top public health successes of the 20th century but some say you […]
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Hastings: Protest plea to mayor
About 50 anti-fluoride protesters gathered on the steps of Hastings District Council yesterday to return bottles of fluoridated tap water. The protesters met Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule and asked him to return the issue of fluoridated water to the council agenda. The fluoride debate was an ongoing issue in Hastings, Flaxmere and Havelock North areas […]
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New Plymouth: Group urges end to fluoridation
Supporters backing the removal of fluoride from New Plymouth’s drinking water are preparing for a long fight. The Fluoride Action Network of New Zealand (FANNZ) was in the city last night drumming up more support to end what they say is the unsafe addition of a toxic substance into our water. FANNZ spokeswoman Mary Byrne […]
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Fluoridation of Milton, Tapanui water supplies to begin
Fluoridation of the Milton and Tapanui water supplies to help improve dental health will begin on 1 December. Manager District Assets Jules Witt said Council had taken the step to fluoridate the supplies following advice from the District Health Board and consultation with the communities involved over the past few years. Non-binding referenda run in […]
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