2025 Waitaki 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?

Jim Hopkins

Yes

Kelli Williams

Yes

Melanie Tavendale

Yes

Andy De Boer

Yes

Richard Vinbrux

Definitely, Yes

Rebecca Ryan

Yes

Garry Dodd

Yes

Teenica Harrex

Yes

Nathan Barnes

Yes

David Wilson

Yes

Courtney Wood

Absolutely! Until it’s repealed it’s something we are unfortunately bound to. Taking fluoride should absolutely be a choice for individuals to make.

Peter de Reus

I am very unhappy with having fluoride containing chemicals added to our water as I value plain water. I reluctantly support chlorination.

Frans Schlack

…… so that decision making for fluoridation WILL be returned to the hands of each local council? ‘YES’!

Guy Percival

Don’t like. Don’t want it. No choice.

Ferdinand Kruger

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