Federated Farmers says farm chore rule changes have been misunderstood

RNZNZ HeraldFriday 1 August 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated

In this story Labour Party, Brooke van Velden, Federated Farmers, Wayne Langford

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Federated Farmers claims there has been confusion regarding government announcements about the threshold for light chores children can perform on farms. The organisation's head stated that current safety rules are confusing and that information from officials has caused misunderstandings.

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First reported by RNZ, Fri 1 Aug 2025, 4:53am · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 7 hours
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    Rule changes about chores children can do on farms misunderstood, Federated Farmers says (opens in new tab)

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    Government’s farm chores proposal misunderstood, says Federated Farmers (opens in new tab)