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The ministry responsible for children in Samoa says it will seek more funding to implement the recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. Audio

The former MP who introduced the anti-smacking amendment bill in 2007 says she's appalled that the leader of the Conservative Party, Colin Craig, has publicly admitted smacking his daughter. Audio

Smacking supporters are likely to face another setback as a new bill allowing smacking for correctional purposes looks set to fail. Audio

Immigration dismisses claim ruling could let overstayers return; Sean Plunket talks to the head of legal services for Immigration New Zealand, Graham Buchanan; $84 million to tackle youth offending… Audio

Campaigners against the controversial law are handing in a second petition to parliament calling for a referendum on the issue. Audio

Zimbabwe conflict, smacking bill, gang violence and the latest in RNZ sport. Audio

An Auckland father among the first to be prosecuted under the so-called smacking Bill has had the charges against him dropped. Audio

Lobby group Family First which opposes The Child Discipline Act says it has almost enough signatures to force a referendum. Audio

Health report, Castro steps down, Musharraf defeated, New political party, Olympic contract changed, Smacking Bill. Audio

The backers of a petition calling for a referendum on the new child discipline law insist they're not breaking the law. Audio