Calls for New Zealand to develop more specialist children's hospitals around the country. 

It follows new research that reveals that Kiwi kids are dying from serious trauma injuries at twice the rate of those in the Australian state of Victoria. 

In Victoria, children under 16 are sent to the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. 

Here, children are sent to a range of hospitals, depending on their location, with varying levels of care. 

Lead Researcher Doctor Warwick Teague told Mike Hosking that Australia's system may be key a factor in increasing survival rates for New Zealand. 

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