Last 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 the DG replied that she would still be considering enforcement if the Council did not comply.
Cr Gavin Benney reviewed the suggestion from council to reverse the decision, and presented his own motion to write again to the DG asking for an extension until the outcome of the New Health New Zealand v Director-General of Health case was decided. If the DG still denies that extension, then the council will write to the Governor General and if the Governor General does not grant the extension then the council will seek an interim injunction from the High Court to protect children from neurotoxic harm, now established by the preponderance of reliable scientific research. (Council’s letter to the DG).
The international research, reviewed by a US Federal Court and found to substantiate that water fluoridation poses “an unreasonable risk to human health,” has led to the Surgeon-General of Florida describing fluoridation with today’s knowledge as “public health malpractice.”...<<<Read More>>>...