Would you please advise with a simple yes or no – if you are elected, would you support pressuring the coalition Government to bring forward, and vote for, the Member’s Bill introduced by NZ First, which seeks to repeal the Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Act 2021 so that decision making for fluoridation can be returned to the hands of each local council?
Ange Holt
Yes. It’s a person’s choice to use fluoride or not.
Charlotte FitzPatrick
Yes
Sharon Stirling
I prefer not to have fluoride in our water. I believe the state has no right to forcibly medicate anyone.
Ian Hayton
Yes, I believe water should be supplied as close to pure water as possible, the likes of fluoride for people that want it can be provided in other forms.
Roger Gordon
Yes.
Lyn Hunt
Yes.
Hope Spooner
Yes.
Bernard Westerbaan
Yes, unwanted “medication”.
Don Sanders
Yes.
Chris Minnee
Yes.
Stewart Dromgool
Yes.
Gerda Venter
Yes.
Dean Taylor
Yes.
Graeme Allen
Yes.
Kane Titchener
Yes. Taking medication is a personal decision. Fluoride is a neurotoxin.
Les Bennett
Yes.
Mike Cater
Yes.
Susan O’Regan
No – Firstly, there has been no Bill currently submitted and secondly, if it is submitted Members Bill are drawn by ballot and cannot be brought forward.
NOTE FROM EDITOR:
NZ FIRST submitted a Members Bill in February this year. To progress a Bill the Government could decide to create their own Bill using the same wording to bypass the ballot box.
Shane Walsh
Graham Jull
Marcus Gower
Andrew Myers
No, my rural ward largely doesnt have reticulated water so aren’t significantly affected; and, if believe the Ministry of Health is the correct place for the decision to made as this is where the expertise lies.
Clare St Pierre
No, I wouldn’t pressure the coalition Government to prioritise the NZ First Member’s Bill but I would abide by any new legislation.