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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: We need a one-size-fits-all life jacket rule
Description: How weird is it that there are different rules or expectations regarding life jackets, depending on where you are in the country? I’m not the only one who thinks it’s weird. A coroner who has looked into the drownings of a 10-year-old boy and his mother thinks it’s weird too, and is calling for change. And instead of local councils being responsible for setting lifejacket rules, she wants there to be a single rule for the whole country making life jackets mandatory on all small boats. Everywhere. And I totally agree. I...