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In the 2000s All Black rugby player Rodney So'oialo was part of a public campaign called 'Kids are unbeatable' which aimed to reduce violence against children. So'oialo and his wife Marilyn were outspoken advocates for parenting which did not involve physical discipline.

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Lesley Patterson, Parenting – Parenting practices, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/26343/positive-role-model (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Lesley Patterson, published 22 March 2011.