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Rotten teeth being extracted from a young child who had been drinking large amounts of sugary juice (file pic). On councils everyone was “quite political”, while on DHBs half were elected and half appointed, and boards also tended to follow health advice much more, while on councils decisions were usually politically based, Keown said. The science was in favour of fluoridation, and health boards needed to communicate that to the people in their area. “I would not vote for it until we had the public on our side.” While some people were strongly opposed to fluoride “by far the large majority don’t seem to have a view on it. That’s what we need to change.”
Whakatāne District Council apologises for appropriating Māori slogan over water
14 Jan, 2021 07:29 PM
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Whakatāne District Council has apologised to iwi after appropriating a te reo slogan. Photo / LDR
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Whakatāne District Council has apologised to iwi after appropriating a slogan used to fight water bottling consents in the district.
Māori water rights activists said the council s use of the phrase he taonga te wai when encouraging the community to conserve water was appropriation and insulting .
However, the council says it was just trying to incorporate more te reo Māori into its communications and has since apologised and reached out to those offended to have a korero about its future use of te reo.
Friday, 15 January 2021, 10:59 am
New rules to stop the spread of aquatic pests across the
Bay of Plenty come in to force this summer with boat ramp
users now required to self-certify that their vessels and
trailers are free from freshwater fish and plant
pests.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council Biosecurity
Manager Greg Corbett explains that the rules contained
within the Bay of Plenty Regional Pest Management Plan 2020
– 2030, which became operative on the 17th December 2020,
ensure that lake users take an active role in protecting the
long term health of the region s lakes and
rivers.
“Ultimately everyone benefits from these new
Thursday, 14 January 2021, 2:41 pm
Bay of Plenty Regional Council are implementing Level 2
of the Water Shortage Event Standard Operating Procedure for
some streams with headwaters in the west-southwest of
Rotorua.
The New Year has brought some weather
extremes to the Bay of Plenty, with some intense rainfall in
the Eastern Bay while dry conditions have been experienced
in most of the central and western parts of the
region.
This has resulted in several streams near
Rotorua experiencing very low flows. The Ngongotahā Stream
has reached its lowest recorded flow, for this time of the
year, since records began in 1975.
Both the
Council said it was implementing Level 2 of the Water Shortage Event Standards Operating Procedure, which will see additional flow measurements in affected waterways, increased assessment, analysis and reporting for the focus area and increased communication with affected stakeholders. “As advised last year, water users need to be preparing and planning for water restrictions if the dry weather conditions continue”, said Bay of Plenty Regional Council water shortage event manager Steve Pickles. “Even though our initial focus is in the Rotorua area, other streams over the wider Bay of Plenty region are also dropping. So it is important that all water users plan for some possible disruption to their water supply this summer. This included all consented and unconsented water takers.