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Does he agree with the Hamilton mum, quoted in the Waikato Times on 20 July 2026, that, regarding changes to toy safety standards, the Gov­ern­ment appeared to be pri­or­it­ising rel­at­ively mod­est sav­ings for busi­nesses over par­ents’ con­fid­ence in the products their chil­dren played with every day?

Answered Question 37267 (2026)
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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

Question

  • Does he agree with the Hamilton mum, quoted in the Waikato Times on 20 July 2026, that, regarding changes to toy safety standards, the Gov­ern­ment appeared to be pri­or­it­ising rel­at­ively mod­est sav­ings for busi­nesses over par­ents’ con­fid­ence in the products their chil­dren played with every day?

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Cameron Brewer

Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Answer

Proposed changes are intended to maintain toy safety while reducing unnecessary regulatory differences between New Zealand and Australia. The proposed standards provide a comparable level of safety to the current requirements.