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Tiwai Point smelter: Significant amount of contamination released into environment.
Contaminants found at the site include fluoride, PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon), aluminium, and heavy metals. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon A new assessment on the impact of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter shows a significant amount of contamination has been released into the environment, Southland Regional Council says. Environment Southland has released an assessment by […]
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Anti-fluoride group takes Wellington Water, councils to court
Wellington’s water fluoridation problems might finally be easing but now an anti-fluoride group is trying to turn off the tap again. New Health New Zealand has sued Wellington Water, Wellington City Council and Hutt City Council. Fluoride is added to water to help prevent tooth cavities, but New Health disputes its value, says it is potentially a health […]
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Almost a week of fluoridated water for Wellington residents
Wellington’s tap water has been correctly fluoridated this week – but the water supplier isn’t celebrating just yet. Wellington Water’s new fluoride facilities, set up in shipping containers at Te Marua and Gear Island water treatment plants, are dosing the water supply while the operators check for consistency. The plants are still in a testing […]
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Fluoride: still not convinced
Confusion over why the Ministry of Health chose Waipa as one of the first districts ordered to add fluoride to its water supply, has been reflected in candidates’ responses to The News’ survey. Ten respondents were against adding fluoride to the Cambridge water supply and nine were in favour. But nine were unsure including mayoral […]
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Council kickstarts fluoridation rollout after Government mandate
A mandate to fluoridate the water supply in Nelson will get kick-started with council funding before applying for back-payment from the Government’s roughly $11 million fund. At the end of last month, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield ordered 14 local authorities, including Nelson, to add fluoride to some or all of their water supplies. […]
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Rotorua’s mayoral candidates meet with voters to debate key issues
Excerpt: Rotorua’s mayoral candidates Reynold Macpherson (left), Fletcher Tabuteau, Kalaadevi Ananda, Rania Sears, Ben Sandford and Tania Tapsell met with voters on Tuesday night. Photos / Maryana Garcia … When it came to the fluoridation of water, businesswoman Kalaadevi Ananda did not believe there was a need to fluoridate water for everyone. “The purer the […]
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Tararua District Council directed to add fluoride to Dannevirke water supply
John Bisset/Stuff The addition of fluoride is said to strengthen teeth and prevent decay, according to the Ministry of Health Tararua District Council has announced Dannevirke’s water supply will be fluoridated. The council is one of 13 local authorities that received a directive from Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield in late July to add fluoride […]
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Under-fire Wellington Water bosses vow fluoride blunder won’t happen again
The leaders of beleaguered water company Wellington Water say fluoridation was a “blindspot”, but are vowing not to make the same mistakes again. In March, the agency – which manages water infrastructure on behalf of the region’s councils – revealed it turned off the fluoride facilities at two plants without informing its shareholding councils or […]
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Ashley Bloomfield orders Dannevirke to fluoridate its water
Tararua District Council has been directed to add fluoride to Dannevirke’s drinking water supply June 30, 2024. The directive, from former Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield, was sent to the council last month. The directive to fluoridate came from then Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield. Photo / Mark Mitchell In the letter, Bloomfield stated […]
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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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