Samoan rugby hero Brian Lima has been charged after a public assault against his ex-wife at the weekend.

Prosecutors say they will not file domestic violence charges against George Zimmerman after his girlfriend told police she did not want to pursue the case

New Zealand women who have experienced violent relationships are more likely to contemplate suicide, according to new research which says better integration is needed between health and social services.

Anti-violence groups have been startled by a Government survey giving them only 48 hours to list their top three priorities to tackle family violence.

This week our Prime Minister will join the leaders of 15 Pacific Island countries at the 44th meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum.

A man who punched a woman in the face, causing her to fall backwards and strike her head on the floor resulting in her death, has been jailed for three years.

Sir Owen Glenn has confirmed that he is reconsidering his role in his $2 million inquiry into family violence because of “a torrent of nasty publicity” directed at him.

Sir Owen Glenn is believed to be reconsidering his role in his $2 million inquiry into family violence amid concerns about its effect on victims.

New details have emerged of Sir Owen Glenn's criminal case in Hawaii more than a decade ago in which he was accused of assaulting a woman.

Sir Owen Glenn is adamant his $2 million inquiry into family violence in New Zealand will go ahead.

The troubled Owen Glenn inquiry into family violence reaches a turning point this week.

Members of an expert think-tank set up to guide Sir Owen Glenn's inquiry into family violence say the only way for the inquiry to continue now would be for Sir Owen to step out.

Nigella Lawson has shown the clearest sign yet that the TV chef’s marriage split may be permanent, by sending a removal team into the marital home.

Why do you think nobody intervened to help Nigella? Was it the bystander effect or were other forces at play? What would you have done if you’d witnessed it?

What this story confronts us with is the destruction of the widely held idea that domestic violence is the dirty problem of the underclasses, writes Selina Trigg.

Diners who only watched as Nigella Lawson was assaulted were probably influenced by the "bystander effect" - and it's at play daily in NZ.

Police are investigating photos appearing to show celebrity chef Nigella Lawson being choked by her husband during a row at a London restaurant.

When Sir Owen Glenn announced he would finance an inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence, it was hard to know what he expected from the exercise.

Sir Owen Glenn's inquiry into family violence continues to disintegrate with the resignation of three more members of his expert think-tank.

An independent review by the Glenn Inquiry Board into how it handles sensitive information is likely to influence the future of the $2 million world-leading inquiry into family violence.

An enraged father dragged his son across a rugby league field at an under-9s game and forced him to punch another boy in the face, despite his cries of protest.

If it wasn't for his children, Willie Skelton might never have realised that something had to change in his marriage.

Three more key members of Sir Owen Glenn's inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence have quit in sympathy with the inquiry's founding director, Ruth Herbert.

The two top managers of Sir Owen Glenn's inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence have resigned after a "breakdown in the relationship" with Sir Owen.

The door remains open for All Black assault accused Julian Savea to remain an ambassador for the 'It's Not Ok' anti-violence campaign.

All Black Julian Savea has moved out of his family home and his mother is acting as a go-between for the rugby star and his partner after he was charged with assault.