Key sticks to his guns

A while back I posted a blog about the repeal of Section 59 – the law change in New Zealand that removed the legal defence of ‘reasonable force’ in child abuse cases. Preliminary results are now back from a controversial Citizen-Initiated Referendum that asked the question:
Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal [...]

State sanctioned violence?

Sitting in a cafe several weeks ago, a Christian who I had just met announced that many in his church were leaving New Zealand. The so-called “child smacking” issue was apparently the final straw. Today, I read that one of the first convictions for assault has been given to a man in Masterton for “child [...]