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Voters have just three days left to take part in the citizens'-initiated referendum on smacking. Audio

Barnados and Family First, normally at odds, both agree the taxpayer should not have to pay $9-million to fund the referendum. Audio

The organiser of the petition that triggered the referendum, the Kiwi Party's Larry Baldock. Audio

With voting on the child discipline referendum yet to open, the Prime Minister has called the question ambiguous and the opposition leader says he won't be casting a vote. Audio

New research shows smacking is on the wane and most parents who do smack their children believe it is ineffective. Audio

A $50,000 limit has been imposed on any advertising campaigns run by lobby groups ahead of the child discipline referendum. Audio

The referendum, which is not binding, has been initiated by opponents of a law passed by parliament in 2007. Audio

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