Preliminary results. Click to enlarge. Waikato University student Luke Oldfield was awarded a summer research grant to establish what role vested interests in the natural health industry had played in Hamilton City Council's fluoride tribunal process. The project is called "Public Integrity and Participatory Democracy: Hamilton City Council's Water Fluoridation Decision". This evening [...]
Declan Waugh has a shocking record of misrepresenting the scientific literature dealing with fluoride. This time he is directing his scaremongering at New Zealand and misrepresenting a New Zealand scientific report on fluoride intake (Cressey, Peter ; Gaw, Sally ; Love, J. (2009). Estimated dietary fluoride intake for New Zealanders) He claims this report substantially [...]
We've had quite a few comments lately along the lines of wanting fluoride removed so that we are drinking 'pure' water. However, the cessation of fluoridation by itself won't achieve that. Hamilton's water hasn't had fluoride added since supplies ran out after the HCC tribunal's decision. However, we're still getting 0.3ppm F- in our water [...]
Two questions on community water fluoridation were asked to the candidates of the Dunedin City Council, and Mayor. Responses were solicited via both vote.co.nz, and by email. The questions were as follows: “Firstly, what is your position on community water fluoridation, specifically the safety, efficacy and ethical implications of community water fluoridation schemes? Secondly, what [...]
Each year the New Zealand Skeptics bestows the Bent Spoon Award for the New Zealand organisation which has shown the most egregious gullibility or lack of critical thinking in public coverage of, or commentary on, a science-related issue. The 2013 Bent Spoon Award is awarded to the Hamilton City Council. For ignoring the decision of [...]
On our Facebook page, we posted about Roger Stratford who is running for Hamilton City Council, that tried to silence the science. Here is everything that happened. If you missed the Stuff news story, you can read about it here. Dr Ken Perrott wrote a story on this, showing screenshots of the discussions and how [...]
Hamilton City Council's fluoridation leaflet has shown to have a number of errors on it. HCC should never be allowed to send out misinformation. They are ignoring our health experts and listening to anti-fluoride groups. Press articles: http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago051908.html http://www.3news.co.nz/Dentists-irked-by-wrong-flouride-advice/tabid/423/articleID/308748/Default.aspx http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/9035474/Wrong-unscientific-Dentists-slam-HCCs-anti-fluoride-pamphlet http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/dental-experts-call-council-leaflet-retraction/5/164228