Smacking Referendum
Both Goff and Prime Minister John Key have said that they will not vote in the corporal punishment referendum. Goff said that the question "Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?" was "absolutely" the wrong question, and that "the question implies that if you vote `yes' that you're in favour of criminal sanctions being taken against reasonable parents – actually nobody believes that."
Read more about this topic: Phil Goff, Member of Parliament, Leader of The Opposition