Episode 40 - The Kahui Twins: How the mysterious deaths of two infants exposed New Zealand’s silent epidemic.

In 2006, 3-month-old twins, Cris and Cru Kahui were taken to hospital by their mother after sustaining serious head injuries and broken bones. No one could explain how the twins had suffered these life-threatening injuries, but hospital staff suspected that it had been deliberate. The case of Cris and Cru highlighted disparities around infant deaths, bringing to the spotlight a 2003 statistic that revealed that Maori children were twice as likely to die as a result of family violence than non-Maori children. In 2020, one child died every 5 weeks as a result of family violence, and UNICEF ranked NZ 35th out of 41 OECD countries for child wellbeing outcomes.

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