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The transport and the industrial sectors contributed to three quarters of the total energy consumption in New Zealand in 2018 30 June 2020

The domestic transport and the industrial sectors were the main consumers of energy in New Zealand in 2018.

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...

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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
  • 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.
  • 60% of New Zealanders on registered drinking-water supplies had access to fluoridated drinking-water, 2018–2019
  • 76% of New Zealanders (3.1 million) on registered supplies received drinking water that met all bacteriological, protozoal and chemical requirements.
  • In 2019, there were 463 unintentional hazardous substances-related hospitalisations, and the number of hospitalisations has decreased since 2006 (563 hospitalisations).
  • There were 352 traffic-related fatalities in 2019

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