Winston Peters says he 'thoroughly deserved' smackings as a child: What should parent's do now instead?

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. RNZ is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to New Zealand. The first report grouped here was at 22 Oct 2026, 18:14 UTC. The headline in use is “Winston Peters says he 'thoroughly deserved' smackings as a child: What should parent's do now instead?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

Smacking a child is outlawed in New Zealand, but parents should still dole out punishment that is fair and firm.

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Winston Peters says he 'thoroughly deserved' smackings as a child: What should parent's do now instead?

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