2025 Selwyn candidates

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?

Lydia Gliddon

Yes, I support this. There are many other avenues to take for healthy teeth other than adding fluoride to the water. Education is the key and the free dental service should be priority.

Elected as Mayor

Elzabeth Mundt

I already advocate strongly to the coalition and Tamatua Arowai, as well as raise my concerns with Mayors, CEs and other elected members across Nz, for NOT having fluoride in our water supplies.

Elected to council

John Francis Verry

Yes

Elected to council

Tracey Macleod

Yes

Elected to council

Denise Carrock

Did not reply

Elected to council

Aaron McGlinchy

Did not reply

Elected to council

Brendan Shefford

Yes

Elected to council

Rhys Laraman

I vote yes to support a repeal of fluoridation and put the decision in the hands of the ratepayers who consume the water.

Elected to council

Samuel Wilshire

We already have enough toxins added to our water with chlorine.

We have the best water in NZ we need to stop putting junk in it.

Elected to council

Sarah Barnsley

Elected to council

Sophie McInnes

No, I would not support this proposal.

Elected to council

Samantha Samuel

Yes

Joe Morris

Yes

Haydn Porritt

Yes

Gideon Pieters

Yes

Errol Maffey

Yes

Moneel Pratap

Yes

Prabhjeet Singh

Yes

Zoran Rakovic

Yes

Hayden Porritt

Yes I would support lobbying central govt

Bex Lambie

Absolutely it needs to be repealed.

Till Peters

Regardless of party politics, I generally support decisions about water being made locally rather than centrally. Local control allows communities to better reflect their own needs and preferences.

Alan Peacock

Yes. I would push that both Fluoridation and Chlorination decision making should be made by local councils following referendum by their rate payers.

Barry Mack

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