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Mosgiel to switch to city water supply
The changeover means Mosgiel residents will receive treated water from the Mount Grand treatment plant. This water, which is chlorinated and contains fluoride, is used throughout the city. Fears over the potential contamination of Mosgiel’s drinking water means the Dunedin City Council will switch the township to the city’s supply, to minimise potential health risks. […]
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Bill to protect fluoridation from politics
The new chair of parliament’s health select committee is looking forward to making progress on some major pieces of legislation. Louisa Wall says the committee tends to set aside party political interests as memberrs strive for a health system that works for all New Zealanders. On the table is a government bill that will make […]
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1080: Operation to protect Northern Ruahine species complete
Note from FAN: Molecular structure of highly toxic Sodium fluoroacetate (known as 1080) A pest control operation to protect at-risk native species in the Northern Ruahine Ranges has been completed. The operation was part of the Department of Conservation’s (DOC’s) Battle for our Birds programme, which aims to protect our most vulnerable native species. Director […]
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Council defends use of fluoride in water supplies
The South Taranaki District Council has a duty to fluoridate its water supply, as residents in the area have poor oral hygiene and a high level of tooth decay, the Supreme Court has been told. A group opposed to fluoridation, New Health New Zealand, has taken legal action against the Council which has now reached […]
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Supreme Court tackles medication angle of fluoridation case
The Supreme Court looks set to tackle the issue of whether adding fluoride to water supplies amounts to medicating the consumer to reduce tooth decay. The court has reserved its decision on an appeal by a group that opposes fluoridation of water supplies, New Health New Zealand. New Health appealed against a decision that South […]
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Human rights issues bite in fluoride test case, top court told
A group fighting the fluoridation of drinking water supplies in court has argued tooth decay is not serious enough to warrant imposing it on a whole community. Ann Marie May reports. Opponents of adding fluoride to water supplies say it breaches human rights to protect against unwanted medical treatment, a Supreme Court test case has […]
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Fluoridation fight taken to Supreme Court
A group fighting the fluoridation of drinking water supplies in the south Taranaki towns of Waverley and Patea has taken its legal battle to the Supreme Court. It follows earlier hearings in the High Court and Court of Appeal, which ruled against legal arguments raised by New Health New Zealand, including a suggestion that fluoridation […]
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Rotten teeth extractions reveal growth in child poverty, dentists say
New Zealand Dental Association spokesman Rob Beaglehole says tooth decay is a socio-economic issue. A “vast tide” of Canterbury children need rotten teeth removed under general anaesthetic despite overall reductions in tooth decay. Ministry of Health data shows the percentage of Kiwi 5 year olds found to have rotten teeth at community dental clinics decreased […]
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Ashburton: Fluoride pushed down the agenda
The door might have opened for the Ashburton District Council to relook at fluoridating Ashburton’s water supply but district councilors this week made it very clear that’s a discussion they’ll be steering well clear of. The Ministry of Health is regularly updating local authorities on a new bill that allows district health boards to direct […]
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Disagreement over fluoride IQ study
A recently published US study finding that women who drink fluoridated water have lower IQ babies is being panned by a Bay of Plenty Medical Officer of Health Dr Neil de Wet, while being promoted by fluoride opponents. Fluoride Free New Zealand says the results mean the 23 New Zealand councils that still fluoridate drinking […]
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