New Zealand is the best place on Earth to be a prostitute, says a local sex workers' advocate.
Catherine Healey, New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective national co-ordinator, told an Australian news website New Zealand was the best country to work in the sex industry.
She said laws here around sex work were the world's most effective and exploitation was kept at bay.
"We've effectively allowed sex workers more control over what they choose to do," she told the news.com.au site.
"It's really important to have as many options as possible and to be able to work wherever one wants - we've avoided a monopoly scenario and it keeps exploitation in check."
