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Spanking has its uses, say pupils
A sampling of children suggests most want smacking banned but there is still some support for it as a form of discipline.
'I asked for help but instead got conviction'
A Wellington solo father says he went to CYFS for help - and ended up with a conviction for smacking his daughter.
CYFS probe traumatises family
In our smacking investigation, we speak to a family traumatised after CYFS investigated a smack.
Smacking Debate: Adults see it differently
As part of our week-long series on smacking, Steve Boyd tells us his story of smacking his daughter's hand at a supermarket.
<i>John Armstrong:</i> Gaffes paint Goff in bad light
This has been an especially awful week for Phil Goff.
Goff's jobless man owns other property
An unemployed man used by Labour as an example of someone who would benefit from its dole policy owns properties worth hundreds of thousands.
Goff backtracks on dole call
Phil Goff says his call for the dole to be paid to redundant workers, regardless of their partners' incomes, would be a temporary measure for 'low and middle income' New Zealanders.
Celebs go toe-to-toe on smacks
Robyn Malcolm is supporting the "anti-smacking law", while Simon Barnett says parents know the difference between a light smack and abuse.