Domestic violence, from psychological abuse to beatings, is our biggest problem.

Glenn Cooper says his black eye took three weeks to heal, and he still has a lump on his face.

A man who was fatally shot after holding his ex-girlfriend hostage died from...

People in the quiet seaside town of Opunake always wondered how a "lovely, kind and beautiful...

The man shot dead by police yesterday had just got out of jail for trying to cut the throat of the woman he held hostage.

Murder-accused Brad Callaghan allegedly confessed to three close friends that he killed former girlfriend Carmen Thomas - and asked them to help cover his tracks, according to police.

A summary of the police case against Carmen Thomas murder accused Brad Callaghan, released by a court today, reveals the alleged cause of death, a witness account and other case details previously suppressed.

A nine-year-old girl is on crutches and terrified of going anywhere on her own after she was viciously assaulted by a group of drunken thugs - in broad daylight.

It's hard to believe a grown man killed a five-year-old in his own defence - or even accidentally - but there you have it.

The man accused of murdering Auckland taxi driver Hiren Mohini last year will stand trial in China next month...

A judge told a man he sent home without penalty to contact him in a year and tell him about his...

A Christchurch man has been sentenced to three years in prison for an unprovoked attack in a McDonald's restaurant which resulted in the death of a Dunedin man.