'Inadequate, flawed' safety and protection before injured toddler killed by father
Coroner criticises child welfare agency for 'flawed' abuse response.
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Baby Mustafa Ali death: Man to fight murder charge
A trial date has set in the High Court at Hamilton for February 2026.
Man jailed for life after 6yo son weighing 8kg starved to death
Anthony Jose Martinez was sentenced to life in prison on a first-degree murder conviction.
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OPINION: It will take a united effort to tackle child crime.
Killer attacked in dock as he's jailed for partner's manslaughter
Corrections staff and court security were assaulted in the melee.
Parole for mum who used 5-year-old as ‘sexual plaything’ after 4 years in prison
The woman will be released having served three years and 11 months behind bars.
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'I'm sick of it': Rising sports star Mea Motu calls time on domestic violence
World champion opens up about her abusive relationship and how her kids saved her life.
Man slashed young girl's throat in 'savage, unprovoked' attempted murder
He woke her up at 3am before trying to kill her with a fish-filleting knife.
Man who lived with murdered girlfriend’s corpse for nearly a month denied parole
Gordon Hieatt strangled his girlfriend to death during a fight about rent.
More violence, weapons, injuries: Family violence increases in cost of living crisis
Tough economic times linked to increase in 'severe' family violence.
Woman who left boyfriend to die in suitcase faces October trial
Sarah Boone has pleaded not guilty to the second-degree murder charge.
30 years on from infamous family killings, Herald podcast revisits Bain massacre
Part two of A Moment In Crime's look back at the infamous murder case.
'Not a cent wasted': Finally, a public home for Hawke's Bay Women's Refuge
The agency has made its way out of the shadows to help those in need.
US man behind 'doomsday' triple murder plot sentenced to death
Chad Daybell is sentenced for gruesome murders of his wife and his girlfriend’s children.
Terrorised, battered woman was tied up and left on a bed - then she smelled smoke
Recidivist offender's chilling words: 'I can't let you go because you'll nark.'
Ginny Andersen: We have a major problem with family violence
OPINION: The Government is putting family violence in the 'too hard' basket.
'Degrading': Man drags naked partner outside, pours boiling water over her
Simon Kereopa then told his partner 'you deserve it, and that’s what you get'.
Best friend says defendant was hurt, upset with partner before alleged fatal kidnapping
"Baby, wake up!" bystanders heard Jovan Pora yell at his partner after the fatal crash.
Three dead after suspected murder-suicide at Perth home
A man has shot two women dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Perth’s west.
Bain massacre: 30 years on from infamous family killings
A Moment In Crime takes a look at the infamous murder case.
‘Hiding in plain sight’: Call for law targeting coercive control abuse
Victim advocates argue New Zealand should follow the lead of two Australian states.
'I truly thought I was going to die': Man lifted partner by her throat
Thomas Tuhou, who watched true crimes, told her strangulation was the perfect murder.
'Dehumanising and degrading:' Man's abuse left woman unable to breastfeed
Adam Thomas Ross' abuse spanned two-and-a-half years.
'Pathetic': Cassie's legal team slams Diddy's apology after assault caught on video
The star earlier suggested those who accused him of abuse were just looking for a payday.
US man suspected of shooting 6-month-old son in hostage standoff found dead
Arizona man found dead in rubble of home that caught fire in SWAT standoff.
US man shoots 6-month old baby multiple times
Man shot his 6-month-old baby multiple times after taking mother and infant captive.
'Why can’t you just love me?': Violent man breaks into woman's home, lays out lingerie
Sonny Paul went on to physically and sexually assault his victim.
'We would like confirmation': Murdering mobster claims he's given up his gang patch
Quentin Duff wants out of prison, but the Parole Board wants proof he's left the gang.
Women's Refuge 'stunned' at 'startling' number of women at risk of death - how you can really help
Study reveals invisible family violence, many NZ women at risk of death by abuser.
'I'm going to kill your children': Man assaults, threatens whānau member
Temuera Paul also broke into a Kāinga Ora house and took a shower.
Nicole McKee: Three Strikes is this Government putting victims first
OPINION: Our message to anyone wanting to avoid a lengthy prison sentence is simple.
The tragic fate of the family behind the ‘dress that broke the internet’
The man behind 'that' dress has now pleaded guilty to endangering his wife’s life.
The goat did it, says man defending family violence allegations
But, a jury wasn't buying it - defendant guilty of multiple charges.