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19/04/2009 at 11:32:46
HUM and FRY and a POKE in the EYE


ACTION GROUPS AGAINST CELL PHONE SITES NZ NEWSLETTER


Week Ending Friday Apr 10


Monday Apr 6


  • Email from Gary and Gendy of Howick, they have NZ Communications wanting to build a cellsite on one side of the street and Vodafone wanting to build one on the other side.

    • the original news item (July 24 2008)

    • Vodafone and NZ Communications signed a shared cellsite agreement last year so is two cellsites meeting the requirement of clause 10(d) of NZS2772:1 1999 ? ?minimize RF exposure which is unnecessary or incidental to achievement of service objectives’




  • NZ Communications didn’t hold a Public Forum like they did in Porirua ? definitely a company that is comfortable treating all New Zealander unequally



Tuesday Apr 7





Wednesday Apr 8


  • Received an email version of the Vodafone presentation to the Waiheke Cellsite Forum



Thursday Apr 9


  • Email from Penny (Christchurch) questioning if the phone companies have given out copies of their insurance policies covering EMR ? apparently no insurance company will insure against EMR which suggests the insurance companies think EMR is not a good risk option for them yet the phone companies think the risk is negligible ? who is best placed to decide?





SUMMARY OF THE PREVIOUS HUM AND FRY NEWSLETTER:


THE GOOD


  • Cellsites raised at monthly Bluegreens teleconference

  • Waiheke Cellsite Forum ? 1st time in eight months anyone for any of the phone companies has met with any of the Surfdale (Waiheke) residents ? that’s a long time!


THE BAD


  • Nothing Bad


And THE UGLY


  • The phone companies accept no responsibility re the validity of the NZ Standard. They blame the NRL and believe it’s up to the people to change the standard

















16/04/2009 at 00:16:17
By PIPPA O’ROURKE - North Shore Times

img49Cellphone towers ’ludicrous’

Last updated 05:00 02/04/2009

Two cellphone towers erected within 120 metres of each other are creating a buzz among some Rothesay Bay residents.

Lesley Wilson lives on Beach Rd between the towers, which were installed by emerging mobile phone company New Zealand Communications late last year.

The towers replace street lights and have an antenna on top.

She says it is ludicrous they were installed without consultation and allowed to be so close together.

"It is not good enough," she says.

Mrs Wilson says she and other neighbours are concerned about the possible health risks and how the towers will affect their property values.

She wants one of the towers taken down.

North Shore City Council environmental services acting operations manager for resource consent processes Mark Swartz says the towers were given non-notified consent last year.

He says New Zealand Communications pays the council to use the sites but would not say how much.

Because the change was considered minor the council did not deem it necessary to notify the public, Mr Swartz says.

Both consents had been given the go-ahead by the council’s environmental health officers.

Whether the towers will affect property values is a "grey area", says Mr Swartz.

"There’s very little direct relationship."

A non-notified decision can only be challenged through a High Court judicial review, he says.



Cellphone towers ’ludicrous’ | Stuff.co.nz http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/2306593/Cellphone-towers-ludicrous

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03/04/2009 at 20:00:55
Avoiding potential risks of electromagnetic fields
Avoiding potential risks of electromagnetic fields

Public health - 02-04-2009 - 12:34




Antennas, mobile phone masts and other electromagnetic emitting devices should be set within a specific distance from schools and health institutions, according to a report adopted by the European Parliament. The Commission should make more reliable information available about the effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields to citizens who feel that they are not well informed. The report was adopted with 559 votes in favour, 22 against and 8 abstentions.

The report acknowledges the wide use of wireless technologies and other electromagnetic emitting technologies and their benefits to society, but also raises concerns over their "continuing uncertainties about possible health risks." In particular, there are concerns about the exposure of children and young people to electromagnetic fields. Therefore, MEPs call for stricter regulation and protection for residents and consumers.




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