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The conservation myth some can’t seem to shake

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By Charlie Mitchell
| The Press (New Zealand) Verified
ANALYSIS: For the last year or so, Resources Minister Shane Jones has waged a fierce — though admittedly one-sided — war against 9% of the country. Not 9% of the population; 9% of the land. Jones wants more development on “stewardship land”, the parts of the conservation estate with the fewest legal protections. A short primer. Conservation land is divided into categories: National park, scenic reserve, and so on. Each has different protections based on what’s there.
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The low-key property developer backing the anti-fluoridation movement

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By Charlie Mitchell
| The Press (New Zealand) Verified
Dave Sloan in 2009. Sloan is rarely photographed or interviewed, but was here for a story about repeated vandalism to a building he owned near Christchurch’s Moorhouse Ave skatepark. John Kirk-Anderson / The Press When a plucky consumer group won a legal victory over the Government last month, there was no triumphant press release, no jubilant thank you to supporters. In fact, there was no public acknowledgement at all.
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Sir Ashley Bloomfield's fluoridation orders unlawful, court rules

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By Charlie Mitchell
| Radio New Zealand (RNZ) Verified
By Charlie Mitchell of Orders to add fluoride to more than a dozen drinking water supplies have been ruled unlawful by the High Court, likely delaying plans for a significant expansion of fluoridation. In July 2022, then Director-General of Health Sir Ashley Bloomfield directed 14 councils to fluoridate some or all of their drinking water supplies.
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