Fluoride levels in NZ Water

Area	Spreadsheet with fluoride levels
Auckland	November 2015 to January 2016 January 2017 to December 2018 January 2019 to October 2019
Clutha	January 2013 to December 2013 January 2019 to October 2019
Dunedin	Southern January 2013 to February 2023 Mount Grand January 2013 to February 2023 Southern January 2023 to December 2023 Mount Grand January 2023 to December 2023
Feilding	July 2016 to December 2019 July 2016 to April 2022
Gisborne	January 2014 to February 2016 January 2017 to December 2018 January 2019 to October 2019 January 2023 to December 2023
Hamilton	July 2014 to March 2016 January 2017 to December 2017 January 2018 to December 2018 January 2019 to October 2019 November 2019 to February 2022
Hastings	April 2024 to June 2024
Invercargill	January 2017 to December 2017 January 2018 to December 2018 January 2019 to October 2019 January 2023 to December 2023
Kapiti Coast	January 2017 to December 2018 January 2019 to October 2019 November 2019 to February 2022
Masterton	January 2017 to December 2017 January 2018 to December 2018 January 2019 to October 2019 November 2019 to February 2022 January 2023 to December 2023
Methven	January 2017 to December 2017 January 2019 to October 2019 January 2022 to December 2022 January 2023 to December 2023 January 2024 to June 2024
Palmerston North	January 2017 to December 2017 January 2018 to December 2018 January 2019 to October 2019 January 2023 to December 2023
South Taranaki	January 2017 to December 2018 Hawera November 2019 to February 2022 Waverley November 2019 to February 2022
South Waikato	January 2017 to December 2018 June 2018 to June 2019 November 2019 to February 2022 January 2023 to December 2023
Stratford	January 2019 to October 2019 January 2020 to December 2020 January 2021 to December 2021 January 2022 to December 2022 January 2023 to December 2023
Taupo-Turangi	January 2017 to December 2017 January 2023 to December 2023 January 2024 to June 2024
Thames	January 2017 to December 2017 January 2018 to December 2018 January 2019 to October 2019 November 2020 to February 2022
Tokoroa	January 2017 to December 2018 June 2018 to June 2019 November 2019 to February 2022
Waikato	January 2019 to October 2019 September 2020 July 2022 January 2023 to December 2023
Wellington	January 2015 to February 2016 June 2015 to October 2019 Average fluoride levels can be found on the Wellington Water website January 2023 to December 2023
Whakatane	January 2019 to October 2019

I’m fairly sensitive to chemicals and have always avoided diet products, as aspartame affects me noticeably. A few years ago, I decided to try fluoride-free toothpaste. Since then, my health has improved in several ways. I no longer drool at night or wake up with a sore throat. My skin is clearer, and I no longer experience sudden tooth pain.

I’ve generally lived in areas where the water was not fluoridated and relied on rain tank water from 2002 to 2013. These days, I use a water distiller and occasionally drink bottled water. While working in Thames recently, I started getting sore throats after drinking hot chocolate made with boiled tap water—something I hadn’t experienced in years.

My son, who is 100% unvaccinated and was raised on raw milk and tank water, has never had a cavity at age 22. We lived in Paeroa and Cambridge, where I was assured the water was fluoride-free.

I initially tried Red Seal toothpaste, then explored several Indian brands. I currently prefer Rozino and Xiaoks, which I order from Temu.

Pamela, Paeroa

Sore throat from fluoride – even the toothpaste