Judge dismisses domestic violence charges against former principal of Kristin School.

A leading family violence expert is welcoming a move to encourage more transparency between agencies dealing with domestic abuse cases.

A string of agencies will learn "valuable lessons" from the murderous rampage by Edward Livingstone which left him and his two children dead, the chief coroner has found.

Ministry of Justice officials have rejected a call to extend the “three strikes” rule to protection orders.

Police have taken action against some of their own after failing to protect Katherine Webb and her children, but those involved have kept their jobs.

Police failed to protect Katherine Webb and her children, Bradley and Ellen Livingstone, an inquest heard today.

Bradley and Ellen Livingstone were "reluctant" and "nervous" ahead of meeting their father under supervision for the first time, the coroner's court has heard.

Edward Livingstone deliberated before making the decision to kill his children, an inquest has heard.

A man has been arrested after armed police were sent to a Motueka address following a report that a woman had received a knife injury in a domestic related incident yesterday.

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.

Sir Owen Glenn's ill-fated family violence inquiry has stumbled again, producing a $7 billion estimated cost of family violence based on misreading of key research paper.

Deborah Hart writes: Family law arbitration, the latest conflict-resolution tool for people seeking resolutions for difficult domestic circumstances, marks another milestone.

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.