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‘Treated like an animal’: Gang member involved in mob killing kept in kennel as a baby
The three-day sentencing came to an end with lengthy jail terms handed down.

Watch - ‘Hugely damaging’: Online extremists target NZ children in sadistic extortion campaign
Police and the Department of Internal Affairs say a new breed of ultra-violent online manipulators has emerged in New Zealand.

'Dealt the wrong cards': Tearful mum defends son caught with 20,000 child abuse images
Judge Sainsbury called the images 'truly disturbing and grotesque'.

'No regrets... LOL': Woman who tortured boy jailed as judge rejects apology letter
The victim was stabbed, burned and forced to eat faeces. He suffered a broken spine.

‘Incalculable harm’: Former Destiny Church member jailed for sexual abuse of boys in youth group
He pleaded guilty in December.

‘No remorse’: 50-year-old jailed for child abuse imagery – again
The man had nine different user accounts for apps to exchange photos and videos.

‘Worst treatment of humanity’: Police accuse woman over stepson’s decades of alleged abuse
The stepson was found emaciated and weighed just 31kg despite being 1.75m tall.

Fresh child abuse charges for disgraced NZ businessman Ron Brierley
Aged 87, Brierley appeared in the Waverley Local Court in Sydney this afternoon

Northland lawyer struck off for sharing child abuse images on social media
Vaughn Hill was arrested in 2023 after a search of his Kaitāia home.

Paedophile doctor says he is both ‘good surgeon’ and ‘pervert’
'My paedophile activity was one thing and my professional activity was another.'

‘Stand the f*** back or get whacked,’ boy racer boasted after crash sent pregnant 17yo airborne
The teen required an emergency caesarean but her baby didn't survive.

Ex-Catholic teacher’s 40th sex abuse conviction emerges as another victim steps forward
The former Marist Brother has already been sentenced three times for preying on children.

‘F*** this’: Frustrated mum removed baby's oxygen, tried to leave ED after delays
Now the Waikato woman has ended up in court for the way she handled the situation.

NZ police involved in global operation targeting AI-generated child sex abuse material
The group has been investigating a "professional" producer in Denmark.

I joined a group of paedophile hunters. Here’s what I learnt
Times: 'Decoying is the hardest ... You are absorbing all the vile stuff.'

Convictions overturned, charges dropped against ex-CYF carer accused of sexually abusing boys
He ran a home that cared for 150 boys. Jurors found him guilty of abusing five of them.

New twist in Nia Glassie case: ‘I told yous from the start I was innocent’
Second Curtis brother convicted of 3yo's murder makes first Parole Board appearance.

‘Her life had just begun’: Distraught family address toddler’s killer as she is jailed
The young woman became resentful over having to care for the 2-year-old.

Auckland sex offender appeals convictions after sex with 13-year-old
He was convicted of three charges related to having sex with a minor.

Kiwi man’s retreat into dark web and vile images revealed by FBI-led probe
The 29-year-old paid to access a marketplace where hackers sold stolen identities.

No parole hearing for man who sexually violated, killed stepdaughter
Sahara Baker-Koro was killed in 2010 by her mother's boyfriend Kerry Charles Ratana.