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Christchurch targeted for new fluoridation drive
In the three years since fluoride was removed from Ashburton’s water supply, the town’s oral health has been on a plummeting, downward spiral, says an Ashburton dental surgeon. Dr Justin Wall said the increasing incidence of oral decay in the Ashburton District could be directly linked to the removal of fluoride on March 31, 2002. […]
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Southland District Council Says No to Fluoridation
THE Southland District Council policy review committee yesterday voted against recommending the fluoridation of district water supplies. The decision, if ratified at the district council meeting this month, spells the death knell for a proposal that has been hotly debated by the pro and anti-fluoridation lobbies since May last year. Chief executive David Adamson said […]
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NZ Democrats Support Call For Fluoridation Moratorium
The Democratic Party fully supports Fluoride Action Network (NZ)’s call for a moratorium on fluoridation of public water supplies. Latest research showing serious harm from fluoridation reinforces the basic right of New Zealander’s to choose not to be subjected to mass medication. The fluoridation of public water supplies precludes the public’s right to choose and […]
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Rotorua Council says ‘no’ to fluoridation
The Rotorua District Council has decided not to fluoridate the city’s public water supply. The council voted unanimously this week not to support a request from Rotorua health professionals to make fluoridation a priority in its long term plans for the city. Councillors also ruled out holding a referendum on the issue. Instead, they agreed […]
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Fluoridation alternative suggested
GORE could be the location for a pilot programme aimed at improving the appalling oral health of its children without adding fluoride to water, a meeting was told yesterday. Southland District Health Board planning and funding general manager Graeme Savage said it had been decided to take a different approach with the Gore District Council, […]
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FAN NZ responds to fluoridation push
Fluoride Action Network (FAN) NZ, would like to thank Auckland DHB chair Wayne Brown for bringing the contentious subject of water-fluoridation into the public arena (NZ Herald, 1/06/04). Although disappointed that his initial public stance is in support of the practice, they are not surprised. “He will not have been properly informed on the topic. […]
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Health boards want to bite councils in pocket
Health boards intend to hit anti-fluoridation city and district councils in the pocket. Auckland District Health Board chairman Wayne Brown said yesterday that he favoured billing the Auckland City Council for a 2001 fluoridation decision that was keeping dental treatment costs unnecessarily high. The council in 2001 voted narrowly against adding fluoride to the water […]
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Low Tooth Decay with No Fluoridation
WINTON — The pros and cons of treating water supplies with fluoride were debated at length in Winton on Monday night. A crowd of 57 attended the meeting, which was one of a series called by the Southland District Council to hear submissions on introducing fluoride to town water supplies throughout the district. The number […]
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Huia says no to fluoridation
Fluoride will not be added to the Huia Village water supply, in accordance with the wishes of the majority of local residents who responded to a survey on the issue. Properties supplied by the Huia Village water treatment plant were recently surveyed by the Huia/Cornwallis Local Water Agenda Group on whether or not they supported […]
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Fears over level of toxic fluoride: Homegrown produce threatened by emissions
After years of feeding her family with homegrown vegetables, Ravensbourne resident Ruth Bayne is questioning whether she has been doing the right thing. It was with horror she read in the Otago Daily Times last week that tests on vegetables from several Ravensbourne gardens recorded fluoride levels many times the recommended safe maximum as a […]
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