Dear Tanya,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 3 September 2022 asking for information relating to water fluoridation.

We received your request on 5 September 2022. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 30 September 2022, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me on (06) 349 0001 or by return email. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact me so that these can be taken into account.

Kind regards

Hayley Fitzgerald

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Dear Tanya,

I am writing to let you know the response to your request for information is ready to be sent to you, however the person who has delegation to sign off on information releases has been away from the office. I hope to have the response to you first thing Monday morning.

The Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are therefore writing to notify you of a one day extension of the time to make our decision, to Monday the 3rd of October.

This extension is necessary because internal consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact me on 06 349 0001 or by return email.

Kind regards,
Hayley Fitzgerald

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Dear Tanya,

 

I refer to your official information request dated 3 September 2022 asking
for information relating to water fluoridation.

 

The information you have requested is as follows.

 

1. Does the Council currently fluoridate any of the water in the Whanganui
area?

No

2. How much of the water is fluoridated versus not fluoridated?

Whanganui’s water supply is not fluoridated

3. Does the Council have any plans to fluoridate the water or to improve
fluoridation? What are these?

There are no plans to fluoridate only if instructed by the Ministry of
Health.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact
me on 06 349 0001 or by return email.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Hayley Fitzgerald

 

On behalf of

Rob Goldsbury

General Counsel

 

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