A Whangarei mother claims her disabled daughter was discriminated against after the girl's father was told off for taking her down the slide at a children's amusement facility.
After the fallout hit social media, the family was offered use of the slide when no one was around - but they have turned this down.
Jackie Hita assumed it would be okay for her partner Christopher Tupe, to accompany their 7-year-old daughter Phoeknix, who cannot walk, down the inflatable slide when they visited Chipmunks Whangarei on Sunday.
But when Chipmunks Whangarei owner Frank Caldwell saw the pair going down the slide he approached them and pointed out the signs which said adults were not allowed on the slide. He denied any discrimination.
"We've been there multiple times and I've checked with them 'my daughter can't walk can we take her on the slide' and they say an adult can accompany her on the slide, that's fine. So [Sunday] I didn't ask I just assumed because it had been fine," said Ms Hita.