14/10/24
Dear Mayor Mahe
I was present at Tauranga Council this morning when you summarized the legal advice you had received about your options in relation to the Director General’s direction to add neurotoxic fluoride to Tauranga’s drinking water.
I am stunned that the Council felt obliged to “just follow orders” despite the clear and compelling US government science and Federal Court decision that the known risk cannot be justified, even at 0.7ppm and your obligations to the public.
The science ( as opposed to the DGs outdated political science) is that the Councils decision will inevitably harm the brain development of fetuses, toddlers and others in your community ( including those with kidney disorders, iodine deficiency and thyroid disorders), as well as cause harm to many others and to the environment.
This morning you indicated you would like to disclose the legal advice and you then gave a summary that was enough to waive legal privilege.
Please kindly provide a copy of that legal advice for the community to review.
Please also confirm the council will fund effective fluoride removal filters for residents who do not consent to mass medication, and that you will advise all residents of the risks and alternatives to this medication in accordance with your obligations as a provider under the HDC Code of Consumer Rights.
I understand the pressure your council was under, but not the reason why you yielded on such an important human rights matter.
I’m very happy to discuss options and better solutions.
Sue Grey LLB(Hons), BSc (Biochemistry and Microbiology, RSHDipPHI
Leader NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party
