A man has been cleared of family violence charges after a lengthy retrial in Hamilton.
The jury found the man, who has permanent name suppression to protect the identity of his children, not guilty on seven charges in the Hamilton District Court today.
The Crown claimed the well-known couple presented themselves as "the perfect type of family" that some people thought "lived the perfect lifestyle".
"But reality was different," said Crown prosecutor Geraldine Kelly.
At the end of the nearly three-week trial, the jury found in the defence's favour.