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In New Zealand, all corporal punishment of children became illegal'Illegal' means that it is against the law. in 2007, after a long campaign. More detail.

New Zealand

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In July and August 2009, adult New Zealanders are being asked to vote on whether corporal punishment should still be illegal. So now children and adults are campaigning to keep the law against corporal punishment, in the YesVote Campaign.



Click to learn more about SAVE. Picture from the YesVote website.
Picture of SAVE member giving a speech.

Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) is supporting the YesVote campaign. It is an organisation run entirely by young people. Read more about SAVE.




Click to watch three young people talk about why they think corporal punishment should be illegal.
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Three young people talk about why they think corporal punishment should be illegal in this YouTube video.




The New Zealand Children's Commissioner has a Young People's Advisory Group. They often talk about corporal punishment. Read a news report about what they said in one discussion.

Several pieces of researchFinding out about something. about what children in New Zealand think about corporal punishment have been done. Read more about them.