A South Auckland man has been found not guilty of the attempted murder of police officer Sergeant Simon Tate.

Today I read a shocking United Nations report that said New Zealand's domestic violence and maternal mortality are the worst for 14 developed nations.

A move away from the adversarial court system for sexual and domestic violence may be back on the agenda after the resignation of former Justice Minister Judith Collins, a senior National MP says.

Sir Owen Glenn has become so disillusioned with New Zealand he plans to close his foundation and concentrate his charitable efforts overseas.

A NZ principal, due take the helm of one of the UK's most prestigious schools, will have to return home to defend allegations he assaulted his ex-wife.

I write this as a gang member. This month the Government announced a new plan to deal with gangs. It's something of a pre-election tradition, but let's put that aside.

When Antoine Dixon severed ex-girlfriend Simonne Butler's hands with a samurai sword, it was "just one more day" in a life of sex, drugs and violence.

John Key says David Cunliffe is crying wolf by refusing to rule out withdrawing from TVNZ's election debate because Mike Hosking will be the moderator.

Labour leader David Cunliffe has acknowledged his "I'm sorry I'm a man" comment to a domestic violence meeting was a misjudgment.

National and Labour policies on domestic violence are still not enough to achieve the "culture shift" that New Zealand needs, says philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn.

Justice Minister Judith Collins has announced her intention to look at introducing an offence of attempted strangulation in a bid to tackle domestic violence.

Domestic violence agencies have raised the alarm about a sharp decline in police prosecutions for family violence offences over the past four years.

The annual report of the Family Violence Death Review Committee shows people are most likely to die from family violence in the poorest areas, but that some die right across the decile scale.

A new report looking at family violence is recommending that a partial defence be introduced for repeat victims who lash out at their abusers.

Editorial: The most contentious idea involves changing the burden of proof so it lies with the perpetrators of child abuse and domestic violence, not the victims.

Justice Minister Judith Collins has ruled out reversing the burden of proof in domestic violence cases - one of the key recommendations in the first report of the Glenn Inquiry.

Maria's former partner never hit her physically - but what he did to her mentally was enough to make her constantly afraid.

Sir Owen Glenn has nudged New Zealand one step closer towards a less adversarial justice system for domestic violence cases in a bid to fix a "broken" court system.

Nothing short of a major overhaul of the court system is needed to address family violence - the "sickness of society", Dame Cath Tizard said today.

Sir Owen Glenn's inquiry suggests shifting the burden of proof in "domestic" cases so the alleged perpetrator is considered guilty, until proven innocent.

Protection orders need to be robustly enforced if they are to protect the lives they are supposed to, a family violence support group says.

Samoan rugby legend Brian Lima has been found guilty of charges relating to a public attack on his ex-wife.

A top principal has pleaded not guilty to assaulting his ex-wife in a private prosecution she has launched against him.

It's been a hard 18 months for philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn, whose name has never been far from the headlines.