Chilling statistics show there were 194 family violence deaths in NZ over a 7-year period.

The sexual abuse Sarah* suffered shaped her life and all her future relationships.

A social worker describes the worst horrors for Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

The parents of Sophie Elliott are backing the creation of a new strangulation offence.

Parents of toddler beaten to death believe kids are not safe until abusers are jailed.

COMMENT: A woman has sent the Herald her personal account of damage done by alcohol.

A domestic violence advocacy group is calling for an inquiry into the Family Court.

Ask for help and you will get it, government promises family violence victims.

"I was so badly abused they were always rushing me to the hospital with bruises all over."

This summit being run by the Government just doesn't cut the mustard.

Tailored support in the Budget for family violence victims and struggling Cantabrians.

Shocking case of domestic violence as she is brutally attacked by her estranged husband.

Victim advocates say authorities are 'not open' to issues around the Family Court system.

Fitting town for Coaltown Blues performance. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Principal Family Court Judge has hit back at a new women's advocacy group's criticism.

A bill designed to protect teenagers from forced marriages will go before Parliament.

Police are hunting two men as they investigate two separate homicide investigations.

A new family violence advocacy group say they have been inundated in their first month.

Event slammed by the Backbone Collective, as "too little too late".

COMMENT: One of the women involved in the death of Nia Glassie about to have her fifth child. Taxpayers will raise all of them.

Oriwa Kemp is pregnant again, just months after CYF removed a child from her care at birth.

Kiwi rapper Scribe will spend the next month in a rehabilitation facility.

Actress Melissa George breaks her silence on the alleged violent assault that ended her relationship.

Legislation to overhaul how family violence is dealt with has been introduced.

Extra days off for domestic violence victims is one step closer.

Parliament will this week debate whether domestic violence victims should get extra paid leave, as the Women's Refuge presents new research.

A family violence survivor has set up a new initiative to help victims.

Supporters of a bill seeking to legislate for domestic violence leave are urging for it to be sent to select committee, saying victim's lives depend on it.

In Papakura, in Auckland's south, crime and gangs are a regular feature of many students' lives and can affect their education.

A column in a Russian newspaper said that women should "find solace" in the fact that women who suffer domestic violence are more likely to give birth to boys.