If you were to ask everyone what they thought New Zealand's most iconic food was, I'd bet my toasted sandwich maker most people would say "the pie", writes Jo Raphael.

Fluoride Free New Zealand is disappointed with the decision made at Local Government New Zealand's Annual Conference to lobby central Government to take control of fluoridation.

I'm writing this in my head as I walk to the dairy and there are two reasons for this.

Rotorua principal Patrick Walsh hits the nail squarely on the head when he points out the problems of not having fluoride in our water.

This week I have been wrenched from the arms of my beloved and forced to work in the Tauranga office of the company that gives me cash each week.