Rural Women New Zealand is backing a call to change the way coroners' recommendations are handled.
Chief Coroner Judge Neil MacLean wants it to be mandatory for Government agencies to respond to coroner recommendations, as is the case in Britain and Australia.
Rural Women president Liz Evans says 23 school children have been killed while crossing the road to board or exit a school bus in the past 23 years
She says coroners' reports have recommended more signage on buses to ensure passing drivers slow down to 20 km/h.
Ms Evans says if those recommendations were enforced, lives would be saved.
Federated Farmers says coroner recommendations stimulate good debate and contribute to safer on-farm practices, especially in relation to quad bikes.
However health and safety spokesperson David Rose says some recommendations have not been practical to implement, and recommendations should not be mandatory.
Mr Rose says Federated Farmers would welcome more consultation with coroners.
Associate Justice Minister Chester Borrows says making recommendations mandatory would be difficult, because the 15 coroners could have conflicting opinions and some proposals are too broad to implement effectively.
Mr Borrows plans to review the way coroners work and the way their recommendations are dealt with and expects to report back on that later this year.
Otago University has announced it will conduct a study into whether the recommendations are being acted on, and if they're helping to save lives.
