A Super 14 rugby star has been charged with a domestic violence incident involving a knife and given name suppression.

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says children are being treated like dogs, as figures show serious cases of abuse against babies have leapt by two-thirds in just two years.

The partner of a gang member accused of beating her was declared a hostile witness after refusing to repeat her complaint in court.

A study has revealed women from Asia and the Pacific are the most likely to be victims of domestic murder.

Crime statistics released today show a 9.2 per cent increase in violent offending over the past 12 months.

New Zealand is one of the most violent countries in the developed world, according to a new independent report.

Today, a 19 year old Taupo man was jailed for throwing a three month old baby, who wouldn't stop crying, onto the floor, causing life-threatening head injuries.

The partner of controversial Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws has moved out after he called police to their home.

When Dean Browne's former girlfriend heard he had been murdered and dumped in a New Plymouth garage, she knew his lifestyle had finally caught up with him.

A man who tore the head off a kitten in front of his family has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison.

Police have named the Kaikohe woman who died after what police allege was a domestic violence attack.

A homicide inquiry has been launched after a Kaikohe woman died following what police allege was a domestic violence attack.