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.

A knock on her door brought Rebecca Poulson horrific news that changed her forever.

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Keeping young people from a life of crime involves education and housing as well as police, Bill English tells Auckland crowd.

Nearly 20 per cent of Russians say it is "acceptable" to hit one's partner.

Yasir Mohib hit his wife with a hammer after she complained he wasn't holding her hand. At first he was allowed to walk free, but has now been sentenced to jail time.

Oriwa Kemp, one of the women jailed over the brutal child abuse death of toddler Nia Glassie, has been convicted of assaulting her partner.

More than 80 Kiwi kids were abducted or kidnapped in the first nine months of 2016.

A woman sexually abused by her stepfather has waived her right to permanent name suppression in the hope that sharing her story will help others.

Galina Velas was sexually abused by her stepfather as a young teenager. Last year the 33-year-old summoned up the courage to have him prosecuted, and confronted him in court to tell him she was not his victim, she was a survivor and she was taking her life back. She spoke to the Herald about the impact the offending had on her life, and her future.

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COMMENT: The damaging and pervasive effects of family violence extends well beyond the home.

Ex-wife of a former top sportsman speaks of her abusive marriage in a bid to highligh family violence can and does happen in all kinds of Kiwi homes.

When Bailee Wilson-Yates was a child, her mother yanked her out of bed in the night, and they escaped their violent home.

A woman who grew up in a violent home and often watched her mother almost killed by her abusive father speaks out about how awful Christmas used to be.

Better Than This: Bailee

Aarti Prasad works for Shine answering calls from victims of family harm or those concerned about it. She said some of the stories are heartbreaking.

Family violence doesn't take a break for the holidays - refuges and crisisline staff are already dealing with a spike in calls for help.

What drives family violence over Christmas, and how will new police initiatives curb the dire harm rates in New Zealand?

They leave their own families safe at home at step in to the most volatile and violent of Kiwi homes over holidays to help and protect vulnerable victims.

A new site allowing women to secretly access the Women's Refuge website without alerting offenders has been launched.

Alexander Masame was a violent and abusive husband and father. This Christmas he shares his story in a bid to shine a light on New Zealand's dark epidemic.