A Kaitaia man who allegedly beat his wife on Saturday night, while the couple's babies aged one and two years, watched in fear has not been charged.
According to police the victim did not wish to lay a complaint, but has requested a protection order against the offender.
A police spokesman said the children had been screaming and crying, with officers responding to a call made by neighbours.
That was one of numerous incidents police in Kaitaia responded to over recent days, ranging from serious violence to little short of bizarre. One call was from a woman who complained that her child had left his bicycle in the driveway.
A man was charged with assaulting a female and wilful damage on Sunday afternoon after an argument with his mother. The offender allegedly slapped the complainant's face, threatened her with a fence paling and smashed windows.
