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Whangarei District Council rejects fluoridation directive

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Whangarei District Council voted today to reject a directive from the Director-General of Health (DGH) to fluoridate the district’s water supply. The motion passed...

Florida Surgeon General recommends ending water fluoridation over health concerns

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo has issued new guidance advising against community water fluoridation, citing neuropsychiatric risks associated with fluoride exposure. The guidance...

Waitaki District Council fluoridation levels out of control – and the council says that’s OK

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Water samples taken by Oamaru residents and sent to an accredited laboratory found the level of fluoride in the water coming out their taps...

RFK Jr. aims to tackle corruption in FDA

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who endorsed Donald Trump for his 2024 presidential campaign, spoke on his intentions to overhaul sections of the Food and...

NZ First passes remit to put fluoridation decision making back to councils

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Last weekend (12 Oct), at a packed conference of 275 delegates, New Zealand First overwhelmingly passed a remit to advocate for the repeal of...

Tauranga Council votes to fluoridate water amid controversy over health concerns

Daily Telegraph NZ -

In a contentious decision on October 14, the Tauranga City Council voted to comply with a directive from the Director-General of Health, Diana Sarfati,...

Murray Rothbard on forced fluoridation

Jeffrey A. Tucker -

Economist and philosopher Murray Rothbard was my mentor and friend. He died in 1995 but his writings continue to inform the world. As with other...

U.S. Federal Court declares water fluoridation a health risk, prompting calls for immediate action in New Zealand

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A recent ruling by a U.S. Federal Court has raised significant concerns about the safety of water fluoridation at the prescribed level of 0.7...

Fluoride – is risk assessment up to scratch?

J. R. Bruning -

Fluoridation of drinking water is mired in controversy, and many people wonder why, as our biggest cities, Wellington and Auckland, have been fluoridated since...

Tauranga Council to seek extension to fluoridation mandate following public meeting

Daily Telegraph NZ -

This morning over 200 concerned citizens attended a council meeting in Tauranga in a show of force against the Director-General of Health Diana Sarfati's...

Why putting a neuro-toxin in water supplies is not a good idea

Mary Hobbs -

If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a...

A challenge for Sarfati – Is medicated drinking water justified?

J. R. Bruning -

A judge has just sent the Director-General of the Ministry of Health Dr Diana Sarfati, back to the drawing board to work out whether...

Scheme to add fluoride to tapwater for millions in the UK sparks backlash

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The UK government plans to significantly expand the fluoridation of tap water, marking the most extensive increase since the 1980s. Initially, about 1.6 million people...

‘Anti-science, fanaticism and fantasy behind fluoridation directive’, say Fluoride Free NZ

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The decision to direct Councils to fluoridate water supplies appears to have been made without Dr Bloomfield considering any of the matters he was...

Wellington Water Saves Children’s IQs – Albeit Unwittingly, say Fluoride Free New Zealand

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The revelation that Wellington water was not being fluoridated at times over the past six years provides unexpected health benefits, says Fluoride Free New...

‘Fluoridation: Government dictates to communities again’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

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