Trans-Tasman Harmonisation: Dumbing Down of Natural Health Care

A critical issue for health freedom is developing in New Zealand, and it urgently needs your support.  The New Zealand Health Trust are in the home straight of a very long marathon, opposing the Trans-Tasman Harmonisation, where the risk is that you'll see the innovative New Zealand industry dumbed down to the same level as the medicalised Australian one.  They only have a very short window of a few weeks to have their influence felt one last time, before the die is cast. 

The New Zealand media, much like the US, is very heavily funded by pharma advertising and, as such, is less sympathetic to the health freedom cause.  One way the New Zealand Health Trust have found to get around this is to run an ad campaign with prominent messages in the national papers; but this takes money.  This strategy has proved extremely beneficial, evident in the fact that the Government managed to get the numbers it needed for the "Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill" to pass its first reading, by a vote of 61 to 60!  This is a very tense issue.

The New Zealand Health Trust is asking for donations of at least £3 ($6 US, €5) to the New Zealand Health Trust, to help them fund their last run of advertising before the final vote.  The countdown is on — it's all over on February 7, 2007 — so please, let's all pull an oar and row this boat as one.

A message from the New Zealand Health Trust:

Health Freedom fighters, in many countries, are doing what they can to raise the level of awareness about Codex, and what that means to health freedoms.  Specifically, they are trying to prevent governments from passing legislation that will restrict access to natural health products, and generally curtail health freedoms.

New Zealanders are involved in the same battle with our own government, which is trying to get legislation passed that will "harmonize" our regulatory system with a draconian system already established in Australia.  This legislation would see the establishment of a joint regulatory authority that would regulate national health products, using a pharmaceutical model.

Public opposition has, so far, swayed the minor parties until now; and thus, the government is not able to get the numbers in the house.  However, there is massive lobbying being undertaken, from Australia and in New Zealand, and we don't know how long the other political parties will continue to hold out.  As soon as the government believes they have the "numbers", they will go all out to pass the legislation.

We have in mind a well-coordinated, nationwide media campaign, involving advertising and PR.  Such a campaign is capable of achieving what individuals and activist groups have not been able to do: achieving a critical mass of public support that will send a clear message to politicians.

In our country, elections can be won and lost on one issue; and, with the polls clearly indicating that health is the most important issue for New Zealanders, there is a huge opportunity to influence public opinion.

A victory for us is a victory for you, as well

If we can win one battle, we can win two.  News travels, and our success could become your success, as well.  With the support of our colleagues from around the world, we are confident that we can win.

In a world sinking under the burden of an unsustainable healthcare model, based on diseasecare, we are asking you to join us aboard one of the last "lifeboats" on the planet.

By "pulling on an oar" in our lifeboat, you can to help us implement our vision to have New Zealand lead the world in a healthcare system where health means wellness.

Our campaign is known as "Give Us 5 to bring the dream alive".

 

For further information please visit: www.nzhealthtrust.co.nz, and please, send cheques/checks to Dave Sloan:

The New Zealand Health Trust
Box 34-057
Christchurch 8030
Phone: +64 3 3519 807
Fax: +64 3 3517 993

Email: info@nzht.co.nz