A woman who inflicted head injuries to her then three-year-old son has been told he is likely to need care for the rest of his life.

The organisers of a protest in Auckland against the anti-smacking legislation are threatening to take their march to other cities.

Organisers of past referenda ignored by governments have lent their weight to Saturday's march over the anti-smacking referendum.

Almost 1800 children whose abuse or neglect was detected by social workers last year were re-abused within six months.

A mother accused of failing to provide the necessaries of life for her 11-week old daughter was more likely to have caused her death.

The defence case centres on flaws it says are in translation of the accused's discussions.

The parents of a dead baby could be heard talking about how the infant could have been fatally injured in intercepted conversations played to the Court.

A property manager who is spending $450,000 on a march against the smacking law hopes it will be the biggest protest march in NZ history.

A march to protest the Govt's lack of action following the so-called anti-smacking referendum has been announced.

A 4-month-old baby boy in a critical but stable condition in the Starship hospital is known to Child, Youth and Family.

A doctor said many factors contributed to the post-natal depression of a woman charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life for her baby.

A couple accused over the death of their daughter were caught "coaching" their other child on how to answer questions about it, a court has heard.