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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Why is New Zealand reluctant to address family and domestic violence epidemic?
Description: 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? Ar...