2025 Central Otago 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?

Kas McEntyre

Yes!!! I am against fluoridation!!!

Mark Quinn

I’m against totally fluoridation

Gill Booth

I do not agree to fluoride in any water. Full stop.

If it boils down to no government action and is a Local choice, yes I would support no fluoride.

Jane Smith

Yes

Pip Burne

Yes

Bob Scott

Yes

Charlie Sanders

Yes

Andrew Burns

Yes

Gerald Duncan

My thinking is that this is an issue for the CODC and not the Cromwell Community Board, therefore as a Community Board Candidate I have no personal opinion.

Jim Moffitt

Mike Casey

I would support fluoridation in the water.

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