In a Media Release dated 22 May 2012, Family First NZ  has called for the law to be changed to make the wearing – not just the carrying – of lifejackets compulsory on non-commercial smaller pleasure boats, canoes and dinghies: ….

Make Wearing of Life Jackets Compulsory

“Currently the law only requires the carrying of lifejackets and the wearing of them in situations of ‘heightened risk’. By making them compulsory to wear at all times, coastguard authorities, police and members of the public will be able to be ensure that families are not put at risk by venturing on to the water without this requirement,” says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ. [Read more…]