A panel of experts has recommended an alert system for all abusive mothers so officials know when they have more children.

An Auckland mother has been accused of having a sexual affair with the best friend of her 14-year-old son after plying him with alcohol.

Report shows living standards have changed little.

Relatives of a 22-month-old girl shaken and dropped when she would not stop crying are upset at her attacker's sentence.

Children as young as a few months old are being targeted by New Zealand's child pornography offenders, as they continue to seek even younger victims.

Police Minister Judith Collins has made a commitment to addressing any problems an inquiry into police handling of child abuse cases finds.

A kidnap victim reveals in a new film how her captor shaved her head, forbade her to cry and brutally abused her during eight years in a cellar.

Along with giving the kids a doll's house, a my little pony, or whatever it is they might want this Christmas, apparently it's okay to give them a light, open-handed smack too.

John Key says a new review gives parents the go-ahead to lightly smack their children without the fear of prosecution.

Preventing two-year-olds witnessing family violence is at the heart of a new First Response pilot launched today.