Many Kiwi parents still consider smacking as acceptable123rf.com Ten per cent of parents say they frequently smack their child, meaning if discipline is needed they turn to smacking more than half the time. His comments come after a report showing a third of Kiwi kids are still smacked by their parents. Three per cent of Kiwi kids regularly witnessed arguments between their parents which included physical violence. Justice minister Amy Adams said recently that the Government would take action on New Zealand's appalling family violence record. We have the highest rates of family violence in the developed world.

Source: Stuff July 04, 2017 00:04 UTC