Lindsay Mitchell: What's happening to at-risk children?

Police recorded 175,573 family harm investigations in the June year 2021/22 – a 47% increase from 2017. That’s just under 500 a day. Children are present at around half.

According to the latest NZ Police Annual report, "Assault on a person in a family relationship now represents around 66% of reported serious assaults and family harm calls for service are increasing at greater rates than others."