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Man arrested after Invercargill AOS callout

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Rugby star faces knife charge

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

'We treat our babies like dogs'

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.

Child abuse rates in NZ remain &quot;unacceptably high&quot;

Jail for kicking pregnant wife

Gang member beat and raped partner, court told

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

Boy sees mother beaten

CYF didn't know toddlers existed until it was too late

It's still not OK, say survivors of violence

Victim faced criminal charges

Body in garage police focus on Wellington

Murder accused had link to woman at house - police

One of the men accused of Dean Browne's murder had a "loose connection" to the woman who lived at the address where his body was found.

Victim 'dragged down by his lifestyle'

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.

Man who twisted cat's head off in front of family jailed

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.

Woman who died after alleged domestic attack named

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