Oh, those nutty Kiwis... Taking ques from their British cousins... The Brits have come to rely heavily on their government to take care of them...
A few years back there was a call to ban forks in England... They've spent millions rapping London Lampposts in padding because people run into them. Jack knives are already illegal, and there was a movement afoot to ban pointy kitchen knives.
If you want your government to take care of you... they will...