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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.

Recent news

  • COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in 2020
  • Maternal smoking rates at two weeks postnatal has decreased from 13.7% n 2009 to 9.4% in 2018.
  • The Culex sitiens mosquito, first discovered in Kaipara Harbour in 2018, was eradicated in 2020
  • EHINZ member drives revision to blood lead levels
  • Māori children had traffic injury mortality rates which were three times higher than those of children of other ethnicities
  • One-third of private dwellings in New Zealand used a wood burner or a pellet fire as their main type of heating in 2018

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