In 2003, Simonne Butler's hands were severed with a samurai sword by her then-partner, Antoine Dixon. She talks to NZME about a new awareness campaign.

Kiwi singer Lizzy Marvelly is behind a campaign hoping to shift attitudes about consent and sexual violence.

A new online campaign is giving victims of domestic violence a way to tell others what's going on at home without having to say anything.

A Brazilian tattoo artist is helping victims of domestic violence heal by covering up their scars with beautiful works of body art for free.

Teachers who hit students at a private Tongan Christian school in Mangere were not taken to court because of the wishes of the families, despite complaints from five children.

A man and woman charged after the death of Taupo preschooler Moko Sayviah Rangitoheriri have had the charges upgraded from assault on a child to murder.

Mother told police in emergency call her son had been "roaring around the garden" wearing his Spiderman outfit just before he went missing without trace.

A 9-year-old New Zealand girl was sent sexually explicit photographs of a Florida man whom she had been chatting with on a social networking website.

Fixing child abuse and neglect is all about building relationships with families in need, social workers say.

The shortcomings at Child, Youth and Family reflect an agency that hasn't coped with a significant switch in societal attitudes to child abuse.

A damning report on Child, Youth and Family says 117 New Zealand children were abused in care last year - and some have had up to 60 placements.

I am concerned that the child sex offender register will not, in practice, remain confidential to the Police, writes Keith Locke. Some information will probably leak.

A panel tasked with examining historical abuse in New Zealand's state institutions has heard a litany of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

We demand action. But equally we should be dispassionate and rational in demanding measures that seek to prevent these things occurring, writes Jarrod Gilbert.

The Social Development Minister said that infants would not be treated as "lab rats" under her watch.

A man charged after a 6-month-old girl died this week has reappeared at Porirua District Court.

The mother of a 5-year-old autistic boy who was allegedly murdered at his Christchurch home has been charged with failing in her legal duty as a carer.

A man has appeared in Porirua District Court charged with two counts of assault after a six month-old baby died from head injuries on Monday.

A leading family violence expert is welcoming a move to encourage more transparency between agencies dealing with domestic abuse cases.

A study has found that underage sex workers take methamphetamine and work all night on the streets of Auckland - then attend school the next morning.

Carolyn Cragg becomes even more determined every time she gets verbally abused to keep on speaking out and doing all she can to comfort to some of NZ's most needy children.

Sticks and stones may break bones, but it seems words can still do some serious damage to young people.

A 10-month-old baby who suffered broken arms was left in pain and anguish by his carers, a Dunedin judge said yesterday.

A mathematical model designed to predict children at risk of abuse will be trialled with data about children reported to Child, Youth and Family.

The man and his wife (pictured here) pleaded guilty to child abuse offences when they appeared at court this morning.

Dunedin police are investigating after a Palmerston baby was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A social experiment published on YouTube shows just how easily a stranger can walk away with a child.

A teacher has been struck off after failing to tell a day-care centre she had previously been accused of verbally and physically abusing children in her care.