The National Party's Hamilton-East candidate Ryan Hamilton is disavowing his decades-long opposition to fluoridation - but won't say when he changed his mind.
After repeatedly ducking RNZ's requests for an interview about his past views - which contradict National's - he finally answered his phone and spoke briefly to RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch.
Labour's candidate Deborah Rhodes who shared misinformation about the Gardasil HPV vaccine online also insists she no longer holds those views.
In 2019, she claimed on social media the vaccine was poison from big Pharma, which would sterilize boys.
In a statement Rhodes says she's since looked into the matter further and no longer holds that view.
Rhodes says she believes the vaccine is safe and effective.
Rhodes is ranked 72 on Labour's party list, meaning she has no chance of making it to Parliament.
