NZ Council pushes ahead with fluoridation, despite High Court ruling

 

Whangārei District Council is continuing with fluoridation plans, despite a High Court ruling that a national directive to do so was unlawful.

However, retired Northland dentist and longtime anti-fluoride campaigner Dr Lawrie Brett is calling on the council to halt the $4.5 million-plus drinking water fluoride implementation process in the wake of the court decision.

The High Court decision said then director-general of health Sir Ashley Bloomfield's July 2022 directive for WDC and 13 other councils to fluoridate their water was unlawful as it failed to consider the Bill of Rights Act.

WDC confirmed this week it would continue with mandated fluoridation for drinking water supplies.