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Wellington: Investigation of fluoride failure is delayed
The independent inquiry into events that resulted in Wellington Water stopping fluoridation of drinking water at the Te Marua and Gear Island Water Treatment Plants is close to completion and is expected to be released, along with the organisation’s response, by early July. “We had initially expected the lead inquirer Doug Martin to have completed […]
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First Stage Of Upgraded Fluoride Facilities Secures Funding
Greater Wellington has approved a $6 million capital funding request from Wellington Water to restore fluoride to drinking water at the Te Marua and Gear Island Water Treatment Plants and review and upgrade fluoridation facilities at Wainuiomata and Waterloo. The funding is the first part of a two-stage strategy to upgrade fluoridation facilities throughout Wellington. […]
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Wellington Water requests $6 million to restore fluoride to residents
Wellington Water stopped fluoridation last year at two plants supplying Upper Hutt, Porirua, and Wellington City residents. Wellington Water has requested $6 million to restore fluoride to residents and upgrade facilities. This is after the water company stopped fluoridation last year at two plants supplying Upper Hutt, Porirua, and Wellington City – without telling anyone. […]
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Likely government fluoridation decree for Northland councils pending
Fluoride will likely soon be added to thousands of Northlanders’ drinking water – as the government moves to impose the controversial additive’s inclusion in council water supplies. Fluoride to be added to Whangarei’s drinking water treatment plant in Whau Valley. Photo: Northern Advocate / Tania Whyte via LDR Compulsory fluoridation – at a cost of […]
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Central Otago: Fluoridation of tap water on way
The fluoride-free status of Central Otago drinking water is likely to change — at a cost of more than $1 million. That figure is based on estimates of a cost of about $255,000 per site supplying water to more than than 500 people but does not include the existing supply to Alexandra and Clyde but […]
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‘Not simple’ to get Wellington’s deteriorating fluoride machinery back to work
KEVIN STENT/Stuff The water treatment plant at Te Marua, Upper Hutt, will not be fluoridating water for a while. (File photo) It is likely Wellington will have gone a year without fluoride by the time the Te Marua treatment plant is fluoridating water again. Wellington Water turned off fluoride at Te Marua in May last […]
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Work to return fluoride to Wellington’s water delayed by staff absences
Work to return fluoride to Wellington’s water has been pushed back due to the Easter break and Covid-19 related staff absences. Meanwhile, Wellington Water has a new concern on its hands at one of the treatment plants that remains operating. A screw involved in dispensing fluoride powder at the Wainuiomata facility is showing increasing signs […]
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‘Not simple’ to get Wellington’s deteriorating fluoride machinery back to work
KEVIN STENT/Stuff The water treatment plant at Te Marua, Upper Hutt, will not be fluoridating water for a while. (File photo) It is likely Wellington will have gone a year without fluoride by the time the Te Marua treatment plant is fluoridating water again. Wellington Water turned off fluoride at Te Marua in May last […]
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Christchurch City Council: Protecting drinking water should come before fluoridation
Christchurch City Council will tell the Ministry of Health that ensuring the safety of its water supply network is its priority and it has no funding for fluoridation. “We have a complex programme of work under way that is focused on upgrading parts of our water supply network to ensure it meets the safety standards […]
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Who pays for fluoridating Christchurch’s water? Not us, council says
ALDEN WILLIAMS/Stuff All Christchurch city councillors have agreed that if the Government forces the council to fluoridate the city’s water, the Government should pay the estimated $63 million cost. (File photo) Christchurch city councillors have laid down a clear marker that they don’t want to fund the “gobsmackingly eye watering” costs of fluoridating the city’s […]
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