Allan Schori

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One-third of private dwellings in New Zealand used a wood burner or a pellet fire as their main type of heating in 2018 9 December 2020

We have updated our 'Main types of heating used to heat dwellings' factsheet. Visit our Wood and coal fires page for the latest information.
Notification rates for potentially waterborne diseases continued to be higher for children aged 0–4, people of European/Other, and people living in less deprived or rural areas. 5 December 2020

We have updated our Water-borne diseases related to drinking-water factsheet. Visit our Water-borne diseases related to drinking-water and Water-borne diseases related to recreational water pages for more information.
60% of New Zealanders on registered drinking-water supplies had access to fluoridated drinking-water, 2018–2019 5 December 2020

We have updated our Access to fluoridated drinking-water factsheet. Visit our Access to fluoridated drinking-water page for more information.
76% of New Zealanders (3.1 million) on registered supplies received drinking water that met all bacteriological, protozoal and chemical requirements. 5 December 2020

We have updated our Access to safe drinking-water factsheet. Visit our Access to safe drinking-water page for more information.
19 types of high-risk mosquito species of public health concern were caught between 2010-2019 2 July 2020

There were 11 interceptions containing mosquitoes of overseas origin in 2019. 19 types of high-risk mosquito species of public health concern were caught between 2010–2019.
59% of 5-year-olds and 66% of children in school-year 8 were caries-free in 2018 8 June 2020

Children in school-year 8 living in fluoridated areas had higher caries-free levels than their counterparts in non-fluoridated areas.
As of 2019, there are three long-established exotic mosquito species in New Zealand 8 June 2020

A fourth exotic mosquito species, the Southern Saltmarsh mosquito (Aedes camptorhynchus), first discovered in New Zealand in 1998, was eradicated in 2010 In 2018 Culex sitiens was detected in Kaipara Harbour through...