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Does he stand by his statement that the consultation on the 28-day rule "will be about testing whether there genuinely is a food safety need for this rule or whether it's just an example of a silly rule that's just standing in the way of unlocking New Zealand's potential"; if so, is that the full scope of the review?

Answered Question 39378 (2026)
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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

Question

  • Does he stand by his statement that the consultation on the 28-day rule "will be about testing whether there genuinely is a food safety need for this rule or whether it's just an example of a silly rule that's just standing in the way of unlocking New Zealand's potential"; if so, is that the full scope of the review?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety

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The scope of the consultation is available at this website https://www.mpi.govt.nz/consultations/options-for-homekill-and-recreational-catch