Fluoride Free New Zealand and New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science take legal action against Hastings District Council over Fluoridation.
The residents of the Franklin Ward townships of Buckland, Patumahoe, Clarks Beach, Waiau Beach and Glenbrook Beach who receive reticulated water have been consuming fluoridated water since 2014 without their knowledge or the legally required consultation. The details emerged of the clandestine act when Fluoride Free NZ investigated the actual readings provided by Watercare’s own annual water quality reports. The analysis showed that these townships had never been fluoridated.
The Watercare initiative to supposedly improve the water quality by connecting the townships to the Waikato Pipeline had the consequence of beginning fluoridation for the five Franklin Ward townships. The residents of the townships were not notified or consulted of this major change to their water supply. Not only are the townships being given fluoridated water without their knowledge, records show that sometimes fluoridation is being carried out at a higher rate than even the Ministry of Health recommends (1.1ppm).
Watercare needs to take ownership of the incorrect implementation process but ultimately the Auckland Councillors are morally and legally responsible for Auckland’s fluoridation policy and must be held to account.
Please sign the petition that will be presented to Auckland Council by Fluoride Free NZ on Thursday 7 April at 930am. See the Auckland campaign page for updates.
To Auckland Council Regional Strategy and Policy Committee,
Petition:
We the undersigned require the Council to, in relation to those residents in the Franklin Ward townships of Buckland, Patumahoe, Clarks Beach, Waiau Beach and Glenbrook Beach who receive reticulated water:
1. consult with those residents in an open. transparent and democratically accountable manner regarding the addition of fluorides to their water supply, as required under section 14 and Part 6 of the Local Government Act 2002; and
2. immediately cease adding fluorides to their water supply (this constituting medicating these residents without their consent) until such consultation has taken place.
We reject the illegal medication of these residents by a private water company, accepted by the Auckland Council on 3 March 2016, in breach of the consultation requirements of the Local Government Act.
Signed by Fluoride Free NZ
Watercare extended the Waikato Line through Pukekohe
westwards to the Franklin townships in 2014. No consultation
or notification of fluoridation was made to the residents.
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