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Vitamin Junk Science Sets off Global Media Frenzy

Saturday, 15 October 2011, 1:07 pm | Health Freedom

Health Freedom NZ - Media Release Attn: editor@scoop.co.nz Vitamin Junk Science Sets off Global Media Frenzy More >>

Common Sense Saves Life Says Health Freedom

Friday, 20 August 2010, 9:21 am | Health Freedom

Health Freedom New Zealand would like to congratulate the Dairy Farming family featured on TV3’s 60 minutes last night for insisting that their family member, Allan Smith, be treated with intravenous Vitamin C therapy - rather than accepting the medical ... More >>

Political campaign to regulate vitamins as drugs?

Friday, 30 October 2009, 11:23 am | Health Freedom

TV3’s Wednesday night screening of Inside New Zealand posed the question “Are Vitamins Killing You”. The program viewed more like a propaganda piece, with an intentional political campaign to make Vitamins prescription only drugs. The programs ... More >>

Government Gets It Right With Folic Acid

Friday, 24 July 2009, 9:31 am | Health Freedom

The Health Freedom NZ Trust thank the Government for its responsible leadership in calling a halt to the folic acid fortification of bread until further investigation. As a consumer advocacy group, the Trust confirms the Government’s assertion that ... More >>

Scandulous Inconsistency in Folic Acid Policy

Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 1:14 pm | Health Freedom

After consultation with supplement manufacturers and scientists the Health Freedom NZ Trust has discovered inconsistencies within the Health Department. During the passage of the Therapeutic Products and Medicine Bill in 2006-2007, a staff member ... More >>

Call off Mass Medication

Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 10:58 am | Health Freedom

Consumer health choice advocacy group Health Freedom NZ (HFNZ) supports the call by the President of the Bakers Association for Minister Kate Wilkinson to delay implementation of adding folic acid to our daily bread. If the Prime Minister himself said he didn't ... More >>

Call off Mass Medication

Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 9:30 am | Health Freedom

Consumer health choice advocacy group Health Freedom NZ (HFNZ) supports the call by the President of the Bakers Association for Minister Kate Wilkinson to delay implementation of adding folic acid to our daily bread. If the Prime Minister himself said he didn’t ... More >>

Labour’s Silence Is Deafening - Eroding Trust

Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 9:48 am | Health Freedom

Prime Minister Helen Clark announced to a group of Hamilton Students that “we will push ahead with this Bill (The Anti-Vitamin Bill). We need a trans-Tasman regulator. We intend to proceed ” but has remained deafeningly silent to the media, considering ... More >>

Politicians Debate the State of the Nations Health

Monday, 29 September 2008, 10:08 am | Health Freedom

On Friday October 3 the Great Health Debate will be open to the public at the Fisher and Paykel Auditorium of the Auckland Business School. In contrast to the recent health debate for Doctors, the Great Health Debate will ask the questions politicians ... More >>

Annette King Called Upon to Resign Immediately

Thursday, 21 August 2008, 1:57 pm | Health Freedom

In 2003 the then Health Minister Annette King ordered a class 1 recall (death eminent) of all Pan Pharmaceuticals natural products in alignment with the Australian TGA recall. This recall, instantly recognised as illegal by industry, has now been confirmed ... More >>

Call On Labour to “Bury the Anti-Vitamin Bill”

Monday, 14 July 2008, 10:47 am | Health Freedom

Health Freedom New Zealand (HFNZ) calls on Labour to do the right thing by the New Zealand voting public and get rid of the Anti-Vitamin Bill (Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill) from the legislative agenda, thereby removing the threat of untold ... More >>

Call On Labour to “Bury the Anti-Vitamin Bill

Saturday, 12 July 2008, 12:00 am | Health Freedom

Health Freedom New Zealand (HFNZ) calls on Labour to do the right thing by the New Zealand voting public and get rid of the Anti-Vitamin Bill (Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill) from the legislative agenda, thereby removing the threat of untold ... More >>

Protest On Parliament Against Medsafe’s Witch Hunt

Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 2:53 pm | Health Freedom

Consumers of Natural Health products rally at the steps of Parliament Thursday 12 noon to present a petition of over 7,000 signatures calling on the Minister of Health to stop Medsafe’s witch hunt in the natural products industry. Medsafe have been ... More >>

Protest On Parliament Against Medsafe’s Witch Hunt

Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 9:58 am | Health Freedom

Consumers of Natural Health products rally at the steps of Parliament Thursday 12 noon to present a petition of over 7,000 signatures calling on the Minister of Health to stop Medsafe’s witch hunt in the natural products industry.  Medsafe have been ... More >>

Medsafe Threatens 57 New Zealand Owned Businesses

Monday, 21 April 2008, 9:24 am | Health Freedom

Medsafe have contacted at least 57 business and website owners threatening them with lawsuits according to reports received by Health Freedom New Zealand. Medsafe have made demands to remove information from their sites that pertain to a recently broadened ... More >>

Medsafe Blocks Safe Meds, Recommends Suicidal Meds

Friday, 4 April 2008, 9:28 am | Health Freedom

Medsafe recommends New Zealanders keep taking Merck's best-selling Singulair allergy and asthma drug (Saturday's Herald) even though the FDA announced it was reviewing a growing number of reports involving suicidal behaviour and suicide in patients ... More >>

Health Freedom disputes ASA Ruling

Saturday, 21 July 2007, 2:22 pm | Health Freedom

Health Freedom disputes the decision regarding an advertising complaint made by Michelle Beckett of Natural Products New Zealand. More >>

Stop the Govt. Taking Away Your Health Decisions

Thursday, 7 June 2007, 11:02 am | Health Freedom

These next two weeks may be the last opportunity for us to declare our freedom and demand our sovereignty. Please do what you can to make it to any of these actions. Helen Clark was quotes as saying the public demonstrations are only a fringe element ... More >>

PM's “Heartless Country” Comments Hypocritical

Friday, 1 June 2007, 2:36 pm | Health Freedom

Health Freedom Protest action organizer, Nicola Grace says “Helen Clark has got a nerve criticizing Mercury Energy for cutting off power supply leading to the death of Mrs Muliaga when her government is moving to cut off supply of vital natural health ... More >>

Nationwide Protests Against “Anti-Vitamin” Bill

Friday, 27 April 2007, 11:18 am | Health Freedom

Tomorrow morning thousands of concerned Kiwis from across New Zealand will take to the streets in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Whangarei and Tauranga, in opposition to the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill, which many are calling the “Anti-Vitamin” ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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