NZ - Fluoride poll is out

PUBLIC water supplies in Kaitaia and Kaikohe will remain unfluoridated if Far North district councillors keep their promise to be guided by a household fluoridation poll.

The majority of households in the towns have said no to water fluoridation in a postal survey of 5000 households, although only 816 (16 percent) of households returned survey forms.

In Kaitaia, 298 households (56 percent) that returned forms said they didn't want the council to add fluoride to the town's water supply, while 231 households (44 percent) supported fluoridation.

In Kaikohe, 191 households (67 percent) that returned forms were against fluoridation in the town, while 96 (33 percent) supported this...........