Grim reality of sugary drinks and Bay of Plenty children: I m pulling out lots of teeth every week
11 May, 2021 10:00 PM
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Sugary and artificially sweetened drinks will no longer be sold at Bay of Plenty hospitals. Photo / George Novak
Sugary and artificially sweetened drinks will no longer be sold at Bay of Plenty hospitals. Photo / George Novak There s just so many kids with rotten teeth.
It s the reality Rudi Johnson, the head of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board dental department, faces every day extracting decayed teeth. It s part of the reason she is excited about a new healthy drink initiative adopted by Bay hospitals that she describes as a long time coming .
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Whanganui lobby group wants more teeth for local alcohol policy
4 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Safer Whanganui is lobbying the Justice Minister to give local alcohol policies more teeth after the granting of a new licence has exceeded the limit for Whanganui. Photo / 123RF
Safer Whanganui is lobbying the Justice Minister to give local alcohol policies more teeth after the granting of a new licence has exceeded the limit for Whanganui. Photo / 123RF
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Frustration over the toothlessness of Whanganui s local alcohol policy has prompted calls for a review of the law.