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Whangarei District Council has bowed to government pressure - to fluoridate the water

17 March 2025

But - it's also agreed to STOP the process immediately - if a legal challenge goes their way tomorrow.

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27 Mar: The Central Otago District Council's concerned about plans to start discharging treated wastewater into the Shotover River - but is confident it won't impact drinking water

25 Mar: The peculiar Turkish corruption issue behind Istanbul mayor’s arrest – and how it became a tool of political oppression

24 Mar: Protests and political unrest in Türkiye after arrest of popular mayor

24 Mar: Turkish court orders key Erdogan rival jailed pending trial on corruption charges

24 Mar: Queenstown Lakes District Council's reassuring the community, over the effectiveness of the Shotover Wastewater Plant

22 Mar: A person has died near the Carterton's New World after a shooting just after 4pm

12 Mar: Upper Hutt's Mayor agrees with the Prime Minister calling Wellington's regional councils "lame-o" - for failing to come up with plans to partner with Government

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