Yearly Archives: 2024

Whangarei District Council seeks injunction against Director General of Health’s dictate to add toxic fluoridation chemicals to its public water supply.

Last week the Whangarei District Council reconfirmed its decision to reject the Director-General of Health’s (DG) directive to fluoridate the Whangarei water supply with toxic fluoridation chemicals sourced from industrial waste.   The council originally voted to reject the directive on the 28th of November, however, it was brought back to council to reconsider after…

Whangarei District Council Rejects Fluoridation Directive

Council Meeting Wednesday 18 December 2024 In response the the Council’s decision on the 28th of November to reject the fluoridation directive, Dr Diana Sarfati, Director-General of Health, wrote to the Council and reiterated that it was an offence to not comply with the directive and she had the legal authority to impose severe fines on…

The Beginning of the End of Fluoridation in the USA – Florida Surgeon General Issues Advice to Stop Fluoridation

As you may be aware, a US Federal Court issued a ruling in September that “fluoridation poses an unreasonable risk to human health”. (See Ruling here). The US Environmental Protection Agency is now obligated by law to restrict or eliminate the risk. It appears that the only thing that can be done to meet this obligation is to…

Waitaki District Council fluoridation levels out of control – and the council says that’s OK

Water samples taken by Oamaru residents and sent to an accredited laboratory found the level of fluoride in the water coming out their taps was well outside the council’s stipulated target and outside the upper limit recommended for fluoridation by the Ministry of Health. The samples were taken on the 20th, 23rd and 24th of…

Whangarei councillor proposes rejection of fluoridation directive

“When tyranny becomes law, resistance becomes duty” Councillor Gavin Benney will be proposing at the 28 November 2024 council meeting for the council to reject the Director-General of Health’s (Dr Diana Sarfati) directive to fluoridate Whangarei. Cr Benney is calling on his fellow councillors to do the right thing and refuse to add a neurotoxin…

New Zealand First passes remit to put fluoridation decision making back to councils

Last weekend (12 Oct), at a packed conference of 275 delegates, New Zealand First overwhelmingly passed a remit to advocate for the repeal of the Amendment to the Health Act that gave decision making to the Director-General of Health (DGH). This Amendment, made in 2021, provides no right for communities to be consulted in any…