The spotlight's back on New Zealand's domestic violence rates

  • 05/10/2020

Family violence is often referred to as 'New Zealand's dirty little secret'.

New Zealand has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the OECD, around 13 women die at the hands of their partners every year.

What has happened in our Kiwi cultural history to influence this? How can we make a change?

Kay Douglas is a psychotherapist, abuse survivor and author who has dedicated her life to changing these statistics.

Her new book 'Men Making Changes', which was out last week, aims to help that.

Watch the video.