Why is New Zealand reluctant to address family and domestic violence epidemic?

It’s no secret that the media loves to focus on crime, with robberies and violence grabbing easy headlines across the nation. But there’s a bigger crime epidemic in this country, one that’s taking place closer to home. 

Domestic violence remains deeply rooted into New Zealand life – and it’s taking more lives than many of us realise. On average, a child is killed in the home every five weeks. This is on top of the many New Zealanders who survive abuse on a near-daily basis. 

So how bad is domestic violence in Aotearoa? Are we doing enough to stop it? And why don’t we like to talk about it as much as other crimes?

Today, Janet Fanslow, an associate professor at the University of Auckland, joins Damien for a discussion about the crime crisis that no one is talking about. 

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