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Water fluoridation: Christchurch council tries to avoid ‘expensive’ process
Christchurch City Council is doing all it can to avoid an estimated $63 million bill to fluoridate the city’s water. Christchurch City Council says fluoridation should be treated as a health issue and funded by the Ministry of Health. Photo: Michael Heim/ 123rf The Ministry of Health has set its sights on fluoridating 100 percent […]
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Far North wants to delay fluoridation despite abysmal tooth decay figures
Te Tai Tokerau children finishing primary school have the worst tooth decay in the country. But the Far North mayor says the new compulsory fluoridation order is mystifying him and happening too fast – and he still did not know how his council would pay for it. Northland has the worst tooth decay in the […]
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Te Awamutu: Fluoride twist
The Te Awamutu Community Board has passed a motion that recommends a health warning be added to water rates, to warn ratepayers of fluoride. Board member Kane Titchener presented the motion to the board at their monthly meeting, on Tuesday – and it was passed on chair Ange Holt’s casting vote. Kane Titchener, left, at […]
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Cambridge: why the fluoride
There was anger in the public gallery after Waipa district councillors adopted an updated Water Supply Bylaw on Tuesday. Photo: Benjamin Wilson Public health officials have revealed why they told Waipa District Council to fluoridate Cambridge’s water supply and not other towns or villages. It simply came down to size and was a numbers’ game, […]
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New funding for water fluoridation
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has made directions under the Health Act to 14 local authorities to add fluoride to some or all of their water supplies. It is the first time this power has been used since the relevant legislation was amended last year to ensure a national approach to fluoridating water. Local […]
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Failure not the first time Wellington has gone a year without fluoride
The latest failure is not the first time Wellington has unknowingly gone years without effective levels of fluoride. Data on fluoride compliance released by Wellington Water showed water has often dropped below recommended levels since 2016 – on three occasions not meeting the recommended level for more than a year. Dr Rob Beaglehole from the […]
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Wellington Water Saves Children’s IQs – Albeit Unwittingly, say Fluoride Free New Zealand
The revelation that Wellington water was not being fluoridated at times over the past six years provides unexpected health benefits, says Fluoride Free New Zealand (FFNZ). Fluoridation was stopped completely at Te Marua’s Twin Lakes in February 2021 and at the Gear Island station in December last year. This has meant many residents in the […]
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Leaders ‘toothless’ in holding Wellington Water accountable for fluoride fail
A committee of Wellington leaders is “toothless” in terms of holding Wellington Water accountable for the fluoride failure, says the deputy chairperson. It’s now been over a year since water was fluoridated for Upper Hutt, Porirua, and the western suburbs of Wellington, and it’s been eight months for the rest of Wellington. An independent inquiry […]
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‘Anti-fluoride’request prompted investigation into failing Wellington facilities
An “anti-fluoride” official information request in 2019 was what prompted Wellington Water to investigate the performance of its fluoride plants, emails reveal. The water company has released hundreds of pages of correspondence under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA), following the region’s fluoride failure. An independent review found water hasn’t been fluoridated […]
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Fluoride decision by end of year for Christchurch
Christchurch will know by the end of the year if it will be forced to fluoridate its water supplies. The Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Act gives the Director-General of Health power to direct local authorities to add fluoride to public drinking water supplies. The Health Ministry has signalled it will start issuing local […]
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