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Family reduces its intake (10th of 12 articles in series)
DUNEDIN woman Carla Lawrie is monitoring her children’s fluoride intake by opting for natural (non-fluoride toothpaste) on their teeth, because they get fluoride in their water supply. Mrs Lawrie had heard about the fluoridation debate and said both sides appeared to have compelling arguments for and against. “But not being a scientist, I’m still undecided,” […]
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Dunedin youths happy with status quo (11th of 12 articles in series)
THE fluoridated water debate is not a top concern for year 12 pupils Tim Gledhill and Tom Manning of John McGlashan College. When approached for their opinion, they said they were not aware there was a fuss over fluoride. Tim said the only thing he knew about fluoride was it was good for your teeth, […]
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Lack of facts ‘frustrating’ (Last of 12-part series)
Rose Hines (67), of Dunedin, has been hearing about the fluoridation debate for more than 45 years, and has yet to decide where she stands on it. “It’s difficult to know which in the longer run is the biggest benefit,” she said. Mrs Hines notes proponents of fluoride will always find scientific evidence to support […]
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Hutt City Warns About Fluoridated Water For Babies
The Hutt City Council have published a warning on their web site today that fluoridated water may not be safe for bottle-fed babies, especially, and children up to four years old. The Fluoride Action Network (FANNZ) applauds the council for providing this important health information to parents. This follows the issue of the same warning […]
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Voters say no to water fluoridation
Forty-nine percent of voters in the Southland, Central Otago and South Otago districts are against water fluoridation, results from a non-biding referendum have shown. When voters in Central Otago and parts of Southland and South Otago opened their local election ballot papers last month, they were also given a chance to take part in a […]
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Waitaki District Council: all Wards with referendum vote NO to fluoridation
On October 18, 2007, the Waitaki District Council released the results of the fluoridation referendum held in four Wards on October 13, 2007. Prior to the election the Council circulated information “For” and “Against” adding fluoride to public water supplies – see links below. The following are the official results released by the Waitaki District […]
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MP to organise fluoride petition
FLUORIDATION and plans for a petition have thrown at least one Rotorua district councillor into a spin just days out from the local body election. Bob Martin, who is seeking re-election in the North Ward, is angry Rotorua MP Steve Chadwick has reignited the fluoride debate by announcing she plans to organise a petition. The […]
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School leader says kids suffering dental ‘abuse’
A secondary school principal says the absence of fluoride in Rotorua’s water supply is a form of child abuse. John Paul College principal Patrick Walsh said he was disgusted to hear how bad Rotorua’s dental problem was at a meeting between primary and secondary school principals and dental health experts. Rotorua has the worst dental […]
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Debate still rages after fluoridation vote
A decision in the 1950s making local authorities responsible for fluoridating water supplies won’t be changing overnight, according to public health officials. Dr Robin Whyman, the Ministry of Health’s chief oral health adviser says it could take a Parliamentary bill to change existing legislation and more debate was needed before that would happen. Debate over […]
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No public vote over fluoride in Rotorua
Rotorua people will not get their say on whether they want fluoride in their water. Rotorua District councillors last night voted 7-6 against holding a referendum during the local body elections later this year. Eastside residents will also not have their water chlorinated after councillors voted against it. Water was the subject of two heated […]
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