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Kōrero: Family welfare

Support for the 'anti-smacking' legislation

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Support for the 'anti-smacking' legislation

Me Poti Ae worked to end violence against Māori children, and urged people to vote ‘yes’ in the referendum on whether a smack as part of 'good parental correction' should be a criminal offence. In late July 2009 the Reverend Hone Kaa joined with a group of Māori members of Parliament outside the Beehive to promote voting ‘yes’ in the referendum.

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Maureen Baker rāua ko Rosemary Du Plessis, Family welfare – Family welfare in the 21st century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/26101/support-for-the-anti-smacking-legislation (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maureen Baker rāua ko Rosemary Du Plessis, i tāngia i te 31 March 2011.