A child who was fighting with his younger brother was sent to his room and held down on his bed by two adults, then twice thrown against a set of drawers by another.
The government is moving to strengthen the offence of treating, by creating a buffer zone around polling stations where free food, drink and entertainment is banned.
The Justice Minister says comments made by the Deputy PM - calling voters who enrol late "dropkicks" - are "unhelpful", as changes to voter enrolment are rolled out.
Share your story — that is the message from Water Safety New Zealand and the Accident Compensation Corporation today as they recognise World Drowning Prevention Day.
Same-day enrolment for elections is set to be scrapped, with the govt announcing legislation to overhaul electoral laws it says have become unsustainable.