Legal Challenge to the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill

Website editor’s note:  The following is a press release regarding a legal challenge to the Natural Health Products bill (previously known as the  Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill). Background information about the issues raised in this piece may be found at a number of links on our website including HERE, HERE and HERE. If you would like to write to your MP, as Health Freedom Trust NZ... Read More | Share it now!

Latest update from The Health Freedom NZ Trust

Editor’s note:  The information below is reproduced from the latest email newsletter from The NZ Health Freedom Trust, To receive their emails directly, please sign up to their email list at www.healthfreedom.co.nz Background information about the issues raised in this piece may be found at a number of links on our website including HERE, HERE and HERE. If you would like to write to your MP,as Health... Read More | Share it now!

Do you think that parents should make vaccination decisions for their children?

If you think that parents should make vaccination decisions for their children – and that those decisions should be informed decisions, made without any coercion, you’re in good company. Worldwide, a huge number of people agree with you. (In fact, probably the only people who would have any serious disagreement with this eminently sensible position would be the type of hardcore pro-vaccine zealot who... Read More | Share it now!

Natural Food Commission documents on the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill

Editor’s note:  The text below was contributed by Dr. Guy Hatchard from the Natural Foods Commission. It provides additional information about the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill. Please note that the NZ Health Trust has asked people to write to government MPs about the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill and if you are interested in doing this (it would be very much appreciated if... Read More | Share it now!

Have you written to government MPs on the health freedom issue?

Have you written to government MPs on the health freedom issue?  if you have, THANK YOU!  If not, it isn’t  isn’t too late to do this.  Even a brief email or letter will help with this campaign. You can find information (including how to access a list of government MPs) at the link below If you are not aware of the reasons why the NZ Health Trust has requested that people write to government MPs... Read More | Share it now!

It’s not too late to sign the petition against the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill

If you haven’t already signed the petition against the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill, it isn’t too late. You can go directly to the petition by clicking HERE. If you are not aware of the reasons why a petition has been launched in opposition to the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill and  need some background information about the current health freedom situation in NZ ,... Read More | Share it now!

If you haven’t written to MPs on the health freedom issue, it isn’t too late I’t

If you haven’t written to government MPs on the health freedom issue, it isn’t too late. You can find information (including how to access a list of government MPs) at the link below If you are not aware of the reasons why the NZ Health Trust has requested that people write to government MPs about the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill and  need some background information about the... Read More | Share it now!

As you may have already heard, health freedom in NZ is again threatened, this time by the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill. To sum up the situation in one sentence, the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill threatens New Zealanders’ access to the large range of natural health products from which we can currently choose and the survival of natural health businesses – especially... Read More | Share it now!

If you support health freedom in NZ, here’s how you can help

As you may have already heard, health freedom in NZ is again threatened, this time by the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill. To sum up the situation in one sentence, the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill threatens New Zealanders’ access to the large range of natural health products from which we can currently choose and the survival of natural health businesses – especially... Read More | Share it now!

Do you support freedom of choice regarding vaccination?

As regular readers of The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine may know The No Jab No Pay legislation was recently passed in Australia. As is explained in the article “Coercive Medicine Comes to Australia” on page 13 of issue 20 (you can download a free sample of this issue which includes page 13 at this link) this legislation means that families in which children are not vaccinated in accordance with the... Read More | Share it now!

No Jab No Pay update: A creative response

As regular readers of The NZ Journal of Natural Medicine may know The No Jab No Pay legislation was passed in Australia. As is explained in the article “Coercive Medicine Comes to Australia” on page 13 of issue 20 (you can download a free sample of this issue which includes page 13 at this link) this legislation means that families in which children are not vaccinated in accordance with the legislation... Read More | Share it now!

Care about health freedom? Please sign and share this petition

If you care about health freedom…please act now by going the the link below and signing and sharing the petition below: https://www.change.org/p/naturalhealthproducts-moh-govt-nz-keep-access-to-nutrients-in-nz-that-have-a-proven-safety-record-and-therapeutic-benefit   NB:  If you would like to know more about the issue before signing, please click below to access loads more information about NZ’s... Read More | Share it now!

A short guide to the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill

Information about the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill has previously featured on this website at this link, this link, this link and this link. The purpose of this page is to give a brief explanation of the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill and links to further information. The Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill is a NZ government bill that has passed its second reading and... Read More | Share it now!

Please contact government MPs on the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill

The NZ Health Trust is asking people to email government MPs about the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill. At the link below you can find a template letter that describes the problems with the bill and why it should be withdrawn.  The link also includes a list of up-to-date details for government MPs. http://www.nzhealthtrust.co.nz/email_mp.html Please note that submissions parts of on this bill are... Read More | Share it now!

An update from Health Freedom NZ Trust, January 2016

Ed note: The NZ Health Freedom Trust has produced an update on the situation with the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill. Key facts from this update are below: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Since this post was written, the deadline for submissions on one of the Ministry of Health Consultations has changed. It is now March 4, 2016. Effects, Consequences & Implications for Consumers of the Natural Health &... Read More | Share it now!

An important message from Dave Sloan from the NZ Health Trust

Website editor’s note: When health freedom in NZ was threatened by the previous Labour-led government’s desire to sign NZ up to an Australian-based regulator (which would have threatened New Zealanders enviable record of access to a large range of natural health products), Dave Sloan and the NZ Health Trust (NZHT) helped to provide leadership on this important health freedom issue. New... Read More | Share it now!

Information to help you make a submission on the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill

If you are concerned about how the Natural Health and Supplementary Products bill could impact on your ability to stay healthy (or recover from illness if you are sick) you can find a template submission at the link below. NB: Please note that since the downloadable documents below were written, the deadline for response on the first of the Ministry of Health consultations has changed; it is now March 4... Read More | Share it now!

Your health freedom is under threat; Please act now

Website editor’s note:  The following text has been reproduced from the latest e-newsletter from the Health Freedom NZ Trust. The Trust’s website is http://www.healthfreedom.co.nz/ To stay up to date with health freedom developments in NZ, please sign up to the newsletter on  http://www.healthfreedom.co.nz/ Please also sign up to the email list for www.naturalmedicine.net.nz Thank you. IMPORTANT... Read More | Share it now!

Call for Submissions on Natural Health Products Regulation

The NZ Ministry of Health website has announced a consultation on the regulation of natural health products. The relevant link of the website is below. http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/regulation-natural-health-products-consultation   The Ministry of Health is inviting people to make submissions on various aspects of regulations, including: what the regulations and notices will specify labelling... Read More | Share it now!