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NZ: Political Bombshell! Judith faces policy coup
Boom. This is bad… National MPs vote against Judith Collins, Shane Reti on fluoride policy in rare move for caucus Newshub can reveal yet more discord in the National Party, this time over fluoridation – in an extremely rare move, MPs voted down the leadership on a key health policy. The Government has proposed making […]
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NZ: National MPs agree on ‘compromise’ on water fluoridation which could see them support Government’s centralisation push
National deputy leader Shane Reti says his party could support the Government’s move to centralise the control of water fluoridation, if local DHBs still get consulted on the decision. He said this position was reached as a compromise in caucus after the Government announced its intention to give all power over fluoridation decisions to director […]
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NZ: The Detail: Fluoridation of water— the 50-year-old debate we are still having
The debate over the fluoridation of water in New Zealand is as old as … well, the ability to add fluoride to water. Fluoridation first began in Hastings in 1954, and became more widespread throughout the 1960s. But, more than 50 years on, half the country still drinks non-fluoridated water. Part of the reason for […]
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NZ: The Detail: The big change over fluoride dosing
The decision over fluoridation of the country’s water supplies has been handed over to the Director-General of Health. Why is this issue so divisive that it’s been taken out of the hands of councils? The debate over the fluoridation of water in New Zealand is as old as … well, the ability to add fluoride […]
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NZ: National MPs vote against Judith Collins, Shane Reti on fluoride policy in rare move for caucus
Newshub can reveal yet more discord in the National Party, this time over fluoridation – in an extremely rare move, MPs voted down the leadership on a key health policy. The Government has proposed making Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield responsible for fluoride in water to protect Kiwis and their kids’ teeth, rather than […]
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NZ: Fluoride call could mean changes
A move to give the Director General of Health the power to determine whether fluoride goes into water supplies has the potential to create divisions in Waikato. Only Hamilton City and Waikato District fluoridate all their supplies. The fluoride free website lists those councils not fully fluoridating as Waipa, Hauraki, Waitomo, Matamata-Piako, Otorohanga, Thames-Coromandel (apart […]
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NZ: Timaru dentist hopes government will act swiftly to fluoridate water
John Bisset/Stuff Timaru dentist Mark Goodhew is hoping Timaru’s water will be fluoridated as soon as possible after the announcement Central Government will take control over the decision from councils. (File photo) A Timaru dentist is backing central Government moves to take decisions relating to the fluoridation of drinking water away from district councils. Mark […]
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NZ: Wairarapa mayors back ‘consumer choice’ on fluoride
The mayors of two Wairarapa districts facing water fluoridation as default both said they would prefer consumer choice on the issue. Last week, the Government announced plans to amend the Fluoridation Bill, first introduced in 2016. Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall said adding the chemical to drinking water would boost the nation’s oral health. […]
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An Open Letter To NZ Scientists And Educators
Any scientist or educator who has followed the science of fluoride’s toxicity – especially its potential to damage the developing brain – must be stunned to hear that the NZ government is set to introduce mandatory water fluoridation into the whole country. Either NZ scientists and educators have not kept up with the science or […]
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NZ: Whangarei Mayor slams Government moves to ‘mass medicate’ council drinking water with fluoride
Whangarei’s new $30 million Whau Valley water treatment plant at Whau Valley is one of the Northland water supplies where fluoride would be added if a Government plan proceeds. Government moves towards “mass medicating” council water supplies with fluoride have come under fire from Whangarei Mayor Sheryl Mai. “People who drink water from the tap […]
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