Local Council and DHB Elections and the Fluoride Issue

Postal voting for local and/or district Councils and District Health Boards (DHBs) is now taking place in NZ. In light of the government’s sneaky plan to try to instigate mandatory fluoridation (by removing responsibility for fluoridation from local councils – which have increasingly been rejecting fluoridation – to District Health Boards (DHBs)) Fluoride Free NZ is in the process of collating... Read More | Share it now!

National Day of Action Against the TPPA November 14

The bad news is that a text has been agreed upon for the so-called Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) which is opposed by large numbers of New Zealanders (not to mention many people in the other countries.) However, the NZ government has not yet signed the TPPA – that’s the good news. (For some of the reasons that the TPPA is causing concern in NZ, please see the presentation by a NZ doctor at... Read More | Share it now!

Natural Health Expo in Hamilton October 17-18

The highly enjoyable annual Natural Health Expo in Hamilton in coming up on October 17-18. The editors of The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine will be speaking on one day of the event. Fore more details, please see the brochure at this link: Natural Health Expo A5 V2 Or visit the expo website http://www.naturalhealthexpo.co.nz/ Details of speakers and seminars are at this link:... Read More | Share it now!

Editor’s note:  Here is the latest news in the quest to stop Auckland Council using glyphosate-based herbicides in Auckland streets.  Please consider doing what you can to help rid our city streets and parks of this product, which was recently classified as a probable carcinogen.   Dear Friends, Auckland Transport Board have notified us that they will now be discussing the continued use of Glyphosate... Read More | Share it now!

Auckland Council glyphosate update

Editor’s note:  Here is the latest news in the quest to stop Auckland Council using glyphosate-based herbicides in Auckland streets.  Please consider doing what you can to help rid our city streets and parks of this product, which was recently classified as a probable carcinogen.   Dear Friends, Auckland Transport Board have notified us that they will now be discussing the continued use of Glyphosate... Read More | Share it now!

Introductory Talk on Theta Healing on September 9 in Auckland

ThetaHealing practitioner and teacher Philippa Oxlade will be giving an introductory talk on ThetaHealing on the evening of September 9, 2015. The venue is Mt Eden War Memorial Hall, 489 Dominion Rd, Balmoral, Auckland 1024. For all the other details, including practitioner training opportunities, please see the poster, below: ... Read More | Share it now!

Children, food & pesticides week 15-19 June

Join in the action if you live in Wellington! The Safe Food Campaign is raising awareness of the importance of organic food to health, especially for children. During the week of 15 June, there will be several food workshops, a public meeting and free tasting of organic fruit in Commonsense Organics stores in Kilbirnie, Wellington city and Lower Hutt. Click here for the full programme. The week, focusing on... Read More | Share it now!

Rallies in Australia against the proposed “No Jab No Pay” policy

Concerned Australians who support parents’ rights to make decisions about their children’s vaccinations without coercion have organised rallies in many Australian cities against the proposed “No Jab, No Pay” policy.  The “No Jab, No Pay” proposals, would if instituted, mean that families who choose not to vaccinate (or choose for their children to have some vaccines, but not... Read More | Share it now!

Dunedin: It’s time to Take Back Your Power

A special community screening of the award-winning smart meter documentary Take Back Your Power has been organised by a volunteer in Dunedin. The details for the screening are as follows: DATE: Saturday June 20th TIME: 5pm VENUE:  The Pioneer Hall, 45 George St, Port Chalmers, Dunedin. The screening is free however, if you would like to bring a donation that can be passed along to the producer of Take Back Your... Read More | Share it now!

Take Back Your Power, Auckland

The Peasant Film Club is running a special (free or koha) community screening of the award winning smart meter Take Back Your Power documentary in West Auckland on June 11. The address is the WEST offices, 9 Henderson Valley Road, Henderson.  Click map for more details. Limited off-street parking, front and back. The film starts at 7.30 PM.   NB:  if you are not in Auckland you can purchase or stream Take... Read More | Share it now!

See the cell phone documentary Mobilize for free

The cell phone documentary Mobilize tells you the truth about cell phones and health.  You won’t get this information from the telecommunications industry but what you learn through watching this film could save your life  – or the life of a family member or friend. Mobilize (See: http://www.mobilizemovie.com/)   will screen in Auckland on Tuesday, May 26 at 7.o0 PM at the St Heliers  Community... Read More | Share it now!

Take Back Your Power to screen in Northland on May 2

Please note that the date below (May 2) is the correct date for the screening.  (The date that was advertised in  email newsletters that were sent on April 15-16 was unfortunately incorrect; apologies for this.) Thanks to hard working volunteers, a special community screening of the award winning smart meter documentary Take Back Your Power is coming up in Northland.   Details are below: May 2, 2015 The... Read More | Share it now!

Interested in health? See the movie Dirt for free…

This highly recommended documentary explains the importance of dirt to our health and you can see it for free if you are in Auckland on April 28. Please click on the word “Dirt” below to download a poster with all the details. Dirt NB:  If you are inspired by this movie, you may like to consider joining the Soil and Health Association, which is NZ’s oldest organics organisation and the publisher... Read More | Share it now!

Children’s health event in Auckland

NB:  The same speakers will also be speaking in Hamilton and Tauranga;  please see this link for details. Are you concerned about your children’s (or grandchildren’s) health? Three highly respected international speakers, on an trans-Tasman tour, discuss what is behind the wave of allergies, intolerances and disorders affecting our children and adults today. Dr Michelle Perro (pictured), Zen... Read More | Share it now!

Children, Food and Health event in Hamilton March 26

This unique event at the Hamilton Garden’s Pavilion on Thursday 26th March at 7pm is not to missed. Three highly respected international speakers, on an trans-Tasman tour, discuss what is behind the wave of allergies, intolerances and disorders affecting our children and adults today. Recent publicity and petitions calling for Pharmac to fund epipens (auto-injectors that deliver adrenaline to treat... Read More | Share it now!

If you are struggling with environmental sensitivities such as electromagnetic hypersensitivity and/or Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)  and/or food allergies you will appreciate  it is not easy to live with these sort of health challenges.   In the case of electromagnetic hypersensitivity and MCS especially, the fact that the general public has very little knowledge of these conditions means that life is... Read More | Share it now!

Environmental Sensitivities Symposium: March 2015

If you are struggling with environmental sensitivities such as electromagnetic hypersensitivity and/or Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)  and/or food allergies you will appreciate  it is not easy to live with these sort of health challenges.   In the case of electromagnetic hypersensitivity and MCS especially, the fact that the general public has very little knowledge of these conditions means that life is... Read More | Share it now!

The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine is pleased to announce that we have become a media partner for the Healthplex and Nutraceutical China (HNC) 2015 expo in Shanghai, China. “Since the The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine was launched in 2011, it has included articles on a wide variety of natural health modalities, including Traditional Chinese Medicine, which is very popular in New Zealand,” explains editor... Read More | Share it now!

Healthplex and Nutraceutical China 2015 expo media partnership

The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine is pleased to announce that we have become a media partner for the Healthplex and Nutraceutical China (HNC) 2015 expo in Shanghai, China. “Since the The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine was launched in 2011, it has included articles on a wide variety of natural health modalities, including Traditional Chinese Medicine, which is very popular in New Zealand,” explains editor... Read More | Share it now!

Food Matters Aotearoa Conference February 2015

The must-attend event of 2015… Food Matters Aotearoa Conference Speaking Tour, 9-20 Feb 2015 in major Cities, NZ Conference, 14-15 Feb 2015, Te Papa, Wellington Have you been wondering? How nutritious is your food and how it is produced? Should New Zealand embrace GM food production? Are alternative farming methods able to feed the world and produce healthier food? Food really does matter, especially when... Read More | Share it now!

Summit on Future of Medicine

If you are interested in health you may enjoy Revive Primary Care’s Evolution of Medicine Summit. There are two different options: general public and healthcare professional and the event features many exciting speakers including Sayer Ji, PhD and Dr Kelly Brogan, MD whose work has featured in The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine. The online presentations of the  summit were initally free;  however, the... Read More | Share it now!