Alarm bells have now been raised over the number of children needing general anaesthetic surgeries for dental decay. This must be taken seriously but, the answer is NOT more fluoridation. With only half of NZ fluoridated, and the latest New Zealand research showing there is no difference between the majority of children in fluoridated, compared…
Read detailsThe right of the majority to rule is not, and never has been an absolute right. From the birth of Greece, about 3500 years ago, it was clearly understood that the majority must rule in the interests of the community as a whole, not merely the majority themselves. To do so was known as the…
Read detailsFluoride has been banned in China for over thirty years. China, along with Europe and Japan (where is has also been banned), know that fluoridation is archaic and dangerous. Will the many more Chinese visitors to New Zealand be told toxic fluoride chemicals are added to NZ water? Water fluoridation was banned in China…
Read detailsA New Zealand study published in BMC Oral Health last month shows dental health improved the greatest extent for children in non-fluoridated areas. There is now no difference in dental decay rates between non-Maori children who live in fluoridated areas and non-Maori children who live in non-fluoridated areas, proving that fluoridation is not needed for…
Read detailsThe Government is planning to implement mandatory fluoridation to the whole of New Zealand. Currently, only around 50% of households are on fluoridated water, with only 23 out of 67 local councils still fluoridating, while voicing their growing concerns about fluoridation risks and dangers. In response to more and more councillors and mayors deciding against…
Read detailsFluoride Free Auckland will be at the Auckland Go Green Event this weekend, 16/17 April, at the ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane. Dentist’s Dr Lawrie Brett and Dr John Jukes will be speaking at 330pm on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Come along and support these presentations. Lawrie and John are two of the 300 plus NZ Health Professionals Opposed to Fluoridation. Free tickets are available from the Fluoride Free Auckland facebook…
Read detailsChair of Auckland Council’s Policy and Strategy committee decided unilaterally yesterday that a petition from Fluoride Free New Zealand could be received but not debated on. This left councillors no option other than to vote to accept the petition or not. The petition to Council was over the illegal fluoridation of some Franklin communities.…
Read detailsThe 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…
Read detailsOpen Letter to New Zealand Associate Health Minister (see item on NewstalkZB) The Honourable Peter Dunne Fluoride Information Network for Dentists Presented Friday 11th March, 2016 HEALTH RISKS TO NEW ZEALANDERS FROM FLUORIDE While our public health authorities and their advisors consider dental fluorosis to be the only side effect of water…
Read detailsMany, if not most, tea drinkers are consuming a dose of fluoride likely to negatively affect their health, according to a study published last week in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Fluoride is also added to half of New Zealand’s water supplies, and it is present in high levels in some…
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