Heather du Plessis-Allan blasted for saying “we bash our kids”

Without pointing out Māori are the main offenders

After sharing a clip today of Heather du Plessis-Allan’s recent on-air editorial about child abuse in New Zealand, backlash erupted across X. Not because of the subject matter, but because of the language she used.

In her commentary, Heather delivered a passionate plea about New Zealand’s disturbing number of child abuse cases in recent months. What stru…