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.

Former Manu Samoa captain Brian Lima will not face jail time following a public assault on his ex-wife.

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'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.

Frustrations are mounting over the stalled Glenn Inquiry into domestic violence. Set up more than 18 months ago, the inquiry has interviewed hundreds of domestic violence and child abuse survivors, but no findings have been made public.

Stephen Dudley's grieving mother - who shot her husband while threatening to shoot herself - has today avoided penalty over the incident.

Many of the men who kill their partners have previous convictions for violence against women.

George Zimmerman, the man who fatally shot black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012, was the ‘celebrity guest’ of honour at a gun show in Florida over the weekend.

A specialist scheme to identify high-risk violent spouses needs a consistent national approach, says a report into fatal domestic abuse.

A month after his marriage fell apart, Edward Livingstone had moved about 70km south of his family - a wife he was barred from contacting and children he could see only under supervision.

Child-killer Edward Livingstone should never have been given police diversion for an earlier breach of a protection order and it was a mistake he didn't face the court for it.

The death in Dunedin of two young children at the hands of their father sent David Fisher in search of a monster. He found something more unsettling - a man.

The Glenn Inquiry into family violence has put an "internal implosion" behind it and is preparing to release its first report.

Most cases of domestic violence involve physical or sexual abuse; but increasingly, that abuse is preceded or accompanied by psychological abuse as well, writes Bryan Gould.

Bill in works to make domestic violence a factor at sentencing - but first, the beach.

Manu Samoa rugby legend Brian Lima has resigned from all forms of rugby in the island nation following allegations of an assault on his ex-wife.

A woman brutally bashed by her husband with a gun turned to Facebook for help after he pulled the phone out of the wall to stop her calling police.