The story about the death of Rotorua toddler Nia Glassie featured on television show Beyond The Darklands last night.
The show, presented by clinical psychologist Nigel Latta, covered the life and death of 3-year-old Nia.
Nia died of head injuries in Auckland's Starship hospital on August 3, 2007 after being abused by those looking after her.
The hashtag #beyondthedarklands became a trending topic on social networking site Twitter with several comments being made about Nia and her abusers.
Rotorua MP Todd McClay also posted about the show on his Facebook page: "It's so hard to imagine that anyone could treat a beautiful little baby the way that they did. Governments, communities, neighbours, families, strangers all need to do more, but nothing, nothing is an excuse for that type of inhuman abuse. RIP Nia Glassie".