The police prosecutor in charge of Edward Livingstone's second protection order breach has conceded mistakes might have been made in the way police handled the case.

A harrowing statement from Katharine Webb to police has revealed the horrific minutes leading up to her children's deaths.

The duplicity of Edward Livingstone has emerged during the coroner's inquest into the death of himself and his children.

An anti-violence group has called for the country to take a lasting stand against domestic abuse following the killing of a Taupo mother.

An Auckland police officer has been stood down after being accused of domestic violence.

June Steenkamp is in NZ to share her experience. She hopes sharing what her daughter went through will help other women speak up to prevent domestic violence.

The dress that divided the internet with millions debating its colours has been adopted by the Salvation Army for the focus of its latest anti-domestic violence campaign.

Political parties are “under no obligation” to provide details of fundraising dinners, Prime Minister John Key says.

It's called rape culture, silly, writes Rachel Wong. You know, when it's considered cultured to rape and degrade women and then blame it all on them?

The man cleared of murdering unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.

Police chasing a violent offender in Auckland were helped out by a bystander who tackled the man, bringing him down and allowing police to handcuff him.

Every year domestic violence spikes at Christmas time and experts predict this year to be no different.

One in three Kiwi women experience domestic abuse in their lifetime. Auckland Women's Refuge addresses this need by supporting women and families suffering domestic violence.

Welcome to the silly season, the lead-up to the Christmas break. And could anything be sillier than an Australian Green MP's call for a No Gender December?

Sir Owen Glenn's report also recommends tough new alcohol laws, including higher taxes and raising the legal drinking age to 20, plus a new dedicated family violence agency.

Auckland's Sky Tower was lit up white last night to "shine a light on men's violence towards women".

The Bill Cosby saga, as it's played out over the last few weeks, represents a massive systemic fail for the media.

The country has had six years of being run like a very large company, and tomorrow is the referendum on whether most people feel that's the right way to go about building prosperity, or doomed to stunt us as a nation.

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.

In his Dialogue piece last week Professor Warren Brookbanks questioned whether a specific new offence relating to strangulation would deter domestic violence.

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

The former director of Sir Owen Glenn's family violence inquiry has produced her own solution without waiting for the inquiry to finish its work.