We are everyday Kiwis backed by informed dental and health professionals who have studied the research on water fluoridation. Water fluoridation is not the answer to tooth decay and dental health polices that are being used overseas, with far more success, should be implemented in New Zealand.Swallowing fluoride does not reduce dental decay but it does impact the whole body.
Water fluoridation is compulsory mass medication, in breach of human rights, the Supreme Court has ruled by a majority vote. It confirmed that fluoridation is a medical treatment as claimed by opponents for over 60 years. It is not a supplement “just topping up natural levels”, as claimed by the Ministry of Health….. see more
A 12 year, US Government funded, multi-million dollar study published in Environmental Health Perspectives has found children exposed in utero have reduced IQ……. see more
Attorney Michael Connett summarizes 10 basic facts about fluoride that should be considered in any discussion about whether to fluoridate water. To download the flyer that accompanies this video, click here. To watch Michael debate the fluoridation issue with several fluoridation advocates, click here.
The late Dr John Colquhoun was the Principal Dental Officer of Auckland and head of the Fluoridation Promotion Group when he changed his mind about fluoridation Why I Changed My Mind About Fluoridation
The announcement of Fluoride Harm: Suppressed Science and Silenced Voices The new anthology, “Fluoride Harm: Suppressed Science and Silenced Voices,” brings together the testimonies of more than 35 experts, whistleblowers, and engaged citizens from six countries around the world to expose the health risks and the extent and depth of corruption within regulatory, political, medical,…
Read detailsUS Government says ingestible fluoride NOT safe for most children The US Food and Drug Administration has announced it is restricting the sale of ingestible fluoride, such as tablets and drops, for children under three, and older children not at high risk of dental decay. The FDA’s press release states that there is growing research pointing to…
Read detailsCandidate Responses in 2025 Local Body Elections 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…
Read detailsOn Wednesday (4th June) the Court of Appeal heard the appeal by the Crown that a High Court Ruling made in November 2023, that decision makers had to consider the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act (BORA) before making a decision, should be overturned. The Crown argued that there should be no mandatory analysis of…
Read detailsWhangarei District Council’s (WDC) application for an interim injunction seeking to delay the start of fluoridation until their substantive case has been heard later this year, has been declined. WDC has been ordered by the Director-General of Health to start fluoridation or face severe fines ($200K plus $10K every day thereafter). WDC’s application was partly…
Read detailsOn Wednesday 26 March 2025 the Rotorua Lakes District Council voted to start fluoridation despite, it seems, most councillors being opposed to it. They did this as they do not have any legal choice but to do so. The Director-General of Health has ordered the council to start fluoridation or face severe penalties – $200,000…
Read detailsProfessor Jonathan Broadbent, the author of a study looking at the association between water fluoridation and the IQ of children living in Dunedin in 1970s, published in 2015, and heavily relied upon by the Chief Science Advisor, the Director-General of Health and other health officials in New Zealand, was interviewed last week by Jim Mora on…
Read detailsOn Tuesday the High Court in Wellington heard Whangarei District Council’s (WDC) application seeking an interim injunction to allow the council to delay starting fluoridation until their substantive case is heard later in the year. Under an Amendment to the Health Act that came into force in 2021, the Director-General of Health (DGoH) ordered WDC…
Read detailsThe evidence that fluoride lowers IQ, even at levels used for fluoridation in New Zealand, keeps mounting. A new study from Bangladesh has found that fluoride in water at actually lower levels than used in New Zealand can harm children’s cognitive abilities. This was a gold standard study published in a prestigious US Government journal.…
Read detailsRotorua Lakes Council (RLC) have sent a letter to the Minister of Health, Mr Simeon Brown, asking for a withdrawal of the directive sent to them in November 2022 from the Director General of Health ordering them to fluoridate their water supply. The Council has outlined all the reasons why they disagree with the Directive, pointing out…
Read detailsMichael gave this presentation in Wellington on Monday 10 February 2025. This was the last and best talk that Michael gave in New Zealand. This presentation was simultaneously livestreamed to multiple locations in the South Island. For those of you who were unable to attend any of the talks (or were unable hear the livestream),…
Read detailsIn the wake of Robert F Kennedy Jr being confirmed as Head of Health and Human Services in the USA and Dr Diana Sarfati resigning as Director-General of Health (DGoH) at the NZ Ministry of Health, Fluoride Free New Zealand calls for an immediate moratorium on fluoridation until a public inquiry looking at the latest…
Read detailsMichael Connett, the renowned US lawyer who led and won a historic legal battle against water fluoridation, is coming to New Zealand in February. This landmark visit offers Kiwis the chance to hear first hand from a lawyer who took on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a case that will lead to the end of…
Read detailsA new US Government review of fluoride and IQ studies published Monday 6 January 2025 found that fluoride, even at levels experienced in New Zealand, was consistently associated with lower IQ in children and that this damage is permanent. This review is hugely significant as it was carried out by the US Government’s top scientific body, the National Toxicology…
Read detailsLast 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…
Read detailsAndrew Johnstone’s opinion piece (Waikato Times, 30 November) is high on opinion and light on facts. For starters, without any doubt Europe has rejected water fluoridation. Not one country in continental Europe currently fluoridates their water supply. The Basque region in Spain quietly ceased fluoridation in 2024 and Serbia ceased in 2003. Water fluoridation has…
Read detailsCouncil 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…
Read detailsAs 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…
Read detailsWater 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…
Read details“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…
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