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Fluoride debate fuelled in Waikato
As Hamilton prepares to finally put the highly controversial issue of water fluoridation before a tribunal, a Waikato District Health Board member has spoken out against mass medication through the region’s water supplies. Andrew Buckley went against the board’s medical officer of health, Dr Felicity Dumble, when he said: “There is overwhelming evidence to support […]
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Overwhelming Evidence in Favour of Fluoride in Water
There is overwhelming expert medical support and evidence in favour of adding fluoride to drinking water, says Waikato District Health Board medical officer of health Felicity Dumble. “It’s vital that people know the truth about the benefits of fluoride in drinking-water, particularly as various city and district councils seek community feedback for and against the […]
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Hawke’s Bay: Fluoride opponents want debate
An opponent of fluoride may challenge the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board to a public debate on the pros and cons of continuing to add the chemical to the Hastings district water supply. International speaker and fluoride opponent Paul Connett begins his “Fluoridation Trooth Tour” in New Zealand at the end of the month and […]
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Hawke’s Bay: Lobby group to have say over fluoridation row
A district health board request to kick lobby group Fluoride Free Hawke’s Bay out of next year’s referendum debate on whether Hastings’ urban water supply should be fluoridated has been rejected by Hastings District Council. Hawke’s Bay District Health Board wrote to the council disagreeing with a proposal to allow Fluoride Free Hawke’s Bay the […]
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Hamilton City Council: Tribunal process decided for fluoridation issue
Hamilton City Council today agreed to establish a ‘tribunal style’ hearing to be held in late May 2013 to determine whether fluoride should continue to be in the City’s water supply. Council staff presented a report to last week’s Strategy and Policy Committee proposing eight options for decision-making including: informal feedback via surveys and the […]
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Fluoridation Decision Betrays Science and the Community
Wellington, 12 December 2012 “Contrary to Mayor Dunlop’s claim, the scientific evidence against fluoridation provided to the South Taranaki District Council was overwhelming. The STDC received essentially the same information as the New Plymouth District Council did last year, ending fluoridation after a vastly more robust process than the STDC’s”, says Mark Atkin, one of […]
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Patea and Waverley: Council backs fluoride for towns
Patea and Waverley’s water will be fluoridated for the first time, with the controversial practice getting majority support from the South Taranaki District Council. During a special meeting held yesterday, councillors voted 10-3 to put the chemical in the water supply. The council received 508 submissions on the issue. A total of 345 didn’t want […]
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Tongariro: Flights cancelled in wake of eruption
Excerpts: Steam is still coming out of Mt Tongariro. However no ash has fallen on the roads nearby. Newstalk ZB’s Annabel Reid is there, and says most people have heeded advice and stayed away from the area. “There are just a number of warning messages plastered on the Visitor Centre. Ruapehu, of course, the volcanic […]
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Patea and Waverley: Skirmish over fluoride in water
Whether adding fluoride to Patea and Waverley’s water is proactive dental care or unwarranted mass medication was the focus of a day-long council hearing yesterday. One side called it a vital link in the effort to stop poor oral hygiene, the other says the “dangerous toxin” should be kept out at all costs. The South […]
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Tongariro ash threat to stock
After the second Tongariro eruption, farmers and rural residents have been advised to prepare in case an even larger eruption spreads high levels of ash. Federated Farmers’ warning has gone to members in Hawke’s Bay, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua-Taupo, Taranaki, Ruapehu, Tararua, Wanganui, Gisborne, Manawatu-Rangitikei, and Wairarapa. “While the scale of the August 6 […]
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