Photo: Northern Advocate / Michael CunninghamA Whangārei councillor is pushing for his council to halt its fluoridation plans as the deadline looms for adding it to the local drinking water supply. "We (NZDA) support community water fluoridation," Johnston said. However, Benney said he was strongly against what he called the mass medication of community water fluoridation. Benney said he had been contacted by councillors from around New Zealand wanting to similarly respond to their council's fluoridation directive. Fluoridated toothpaste had helped with dental disease but more needed to be done and fluoridating drinking water created a major advantage.

Germany blamed sabotage for the severing of two undersea internet cables as European leaders condemned Russia for escalating “hybrid attacks” on the West. Boris Pistorius, the defence minister, said that “nobody believes these cables were accidentally severed” after the Finnish owner of the C-Lion1 data cable announced on Monday that it had been cut. Mr Pistorius did not explicitly blame Russia for the damage to the cable but referred to the incident as a “hybrid action”, a phrase used by Western officials to describe Russia’s recent attacks on European infrastructure. “We must therefore state – without knowing exactly who is behind it – that this is a hybrid action,” Mr Pistorius, a member of the chancellor’s SPD party, said. Both countries have offered to support the investigation into how the cable was severed.

Most products on offer were on the up in the latest Global Dairy Trade Auction. Photo / Duncan BrownMost products on offer were on the up in the latest Global Dairy Trade Auction. Photo / Duncan BrownFarmers woke up to good news this morning as prices climbed again in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, held overnight, with a 1.9% increase across the board. Whole milk powder — which has the biggest impact on Fonterra’s farmgate milk price — recorded the largest increase with another solid lift, rising 3.2% to an average of US$3826/MT. Skim milk powder — Fonterra’s second-biggest reference product — rose a modest 0.9%, to an average of US$2882/MT.

Dunedin shoppers wearing masks in 2021 during the Covid pandemic. "At the time, it was splashed all over the news bulletins, where people were very angry about having to wear masks. Assoc Prof Machado said 42 university students, aged 18-36, took part in two identical laboratory sessions, one week apart. Assoc Prof Machado was surprised by the results, given university-aged students were generally "at their peak, developmentally". Assoc Prof Machado said dedicated research into the effects on vulnerable populations was a vital next step.

An aerial view of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti in front of Parliament in Wellington. Act Party leader David Seymour, the architect of the Treaty Principles Bill, made a brief appearance on Parliament’s forecourt before being booed back inside. That’s the challenge back to the Speaker,” Luxon told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking Breakfast. Luxon told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking Breakfast he does not think there was extra international attention on New Zealand following the protest. After the main event at Parliament, the hīkoi made its way back along the waterfront.

AUCKLAND, Today: Stuff, New Zealand’s largest news website, saw its audience grow again in October, with 2.32 million Kiwis visiting—more than 200,000 ahead of its nearest competitor. The latest Nielsen online rankings confirmed Stuff’s steady growth over the past quarter, solidifying its position as the most visited news site in the country. Stuff Digital Managing Director Nadia Tolich highlighted the platform’s unique appeal. “More Kiwis visit stuff.co.nz more often and stay for longer than any other news site in the country,” she says.

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It commits to give equal enjoyment of the same fundamental human rights to every single New Zealander. Committing to protecting the rights of everyone sounds great but is nothing more than what existing law achieves. Check out the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 or the Human Rights Act 1993 if you need confirmation. And te Tiriti is clearly not a partnership between races. As the Waitangi Tribunal has found if enacted his bill would be “the worst, most comprehensive breach of the Treaty / te Tiriti in modern times.

Brian Tamaki convoy causes chaos as it arrives in AucklandThe Destiny Church leader and his supporters are travelling on State Highway 1 from Mercer in Waikato to Auckland Domain for their “Make New Zealand Great Again” rally.

Finnish network operator Cinia said earlier the cable between Finland and Germany, both members of the Nato military alliance, had been cut for unknown reasons. Germany and Finland said on November 18 they were "deeply concerned" that an undersea telecommunications cable linking the countries had been severed and opened a probe, at a time of high tensions with Russia. Photo / AFPThe fault was detected in the undersea cable C-Lion1, Cinia said in a statement, adding that all services provided by the cable were down. “Fortunately, there are several data cable routes between Finland and abroad, so a single cable failure will not affect internet traffic,” Bergstrom was quoted as saying by the broadcaster Yle. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been repeated cases pointing to the heightened tensions in the Baltic.

Stuff’s online audience has grown in the last month with 2.32 million Kiwis turning to the website – a number that the media company says is over 200,000 more than its nearest competitor. Nielsen’s online audience rankings in October showed Stuff’s steady audience growth over the past quarter, with audiences rating above nzherald.co.nz, rnz.co.nz and 1news.co.nz. “More Kiwis visit stuff.co.nz more often and stay for longer than any other news site in the country,” she says. “A Kiwi news site telling Kiwi stories is crucial for connecting local advertisers with their customers,” she says. Over the next few months we’ll have some exciting new commercial projects on offer, delivering more integration and engagement opportunities with the country’s largest New Zealand website.”

PHOTO: ODT FILESOtago regional councillors will decide tomorrow whether to divide the pay of Cr Bryan Scott among themselves or name someone else to replace him. Because local elections were less than a year away, Cr Scott’s resignation would not trigger a by-election, the council confirmed at the time. It is the second consecutive term in which an Otago regional councillor has resigned. Cr Scott was the second-highest polling Dunedin constituency councillor at the 2022 election, receiving 15,172 votes. Cr Scott was paid about $67,405 a year for his role at the council, Mrs Vercoe said yesterday.

But the council charged with monitoring the area says there is no imminent threat, despite it being potentially vulnerable to erosion. It also admitted it was "unsure" if the area in front of the dump has been measured for erosion in recent years. Deen McKay has spearheaded efforts to protect the dump from the ocean and believes the site has about two years before a major weather event washes it away. "The rate of erosion needs to be prioritised and actively calculated to assess the current level of risk." In 2021, the council made headlines for monitoring erosion on the crumbling coastal road with aerial photography but failing to include the area in front of the dumpsite.

Her father, Bailin Bao, gave a eulogy at today’s service, saying her death had plunged the family into “excessive sadness”. An obituary posted in the local newspaper today said today’s funeral service had been arranged “for our beloved Yanfei, so cruelly taken from us”. Photo / Emily AnsellHer partner, Paul Gooch today spoke about Bao’s fierce determination and heart of gold, adding she treated everyone as family. They didn’t communicate during the day, with Gooch saying they were both busy professional people. “I obviously knew something was going on,” Gooch told the court.

Silver paint was used to tag areas in Princes St. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIENFour people were caught silver-handed after going on a graffiti spree in central Dunedin, police say. Officers searched for the group, aged 30, 20, 21 and 19, and located them in Dowling St with silver paint covering their hands - the same colour paint used in the tags around the city. They were also found in possession of paint pens and spray cans, Snr Sgt Bond said. Officers identified 23 locations that had been graffitied and all four were arrested. Numerous charges were likely for the four - possibly one each for every instance of tagging, Snr Sgt Bond said.