Members of an expert think-tank set up to guide Sir Owen Glenn's inquiry into family violence say the only way for the inquiry to continue now would be for Sir Owen to step out.

Sir Owen Glenn has withdrawn his bid to be a White Ribbon campaign ambassador after media reports he was charged with abusing a woman in 2002.

Babies and toddlers are increasingly becoming targets for paedophiles, a child safety group has said in the wake of a horrific child abuse case.

Seven members of a gang which groomed girls as young as 12 and subjected them to "dreadful" sexual abuse over the course of eight years have been sentenced to at least 95 years in prison.

The Government has dismissed parts of a high-level report which identified trafficking of underage prostitutes in New Zealand because it believed the findings were based on media reports which were not backed by police evidence.

I taught - tried to teach - Dion when he was about 15. He was abused, neglected, feral, almost uncontrollable.

Kiwi bands get together and jam for a good cause, writes Paula Yeoman.

When Sir Owen Glenn announced he would finance an inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence, it was hard to know what he expected from the exercise.

Irrespective of recent resignations, the reasons for the creation of the inquiry that bears his name still exist. Sir Owen Glenn explains why this important work needs to continue.

A man who traded pornographic images of his toddler son has been sentenced to nearly nine years imprisonment on a raft of charges.

Three more key members of Sir Owen Glenn's inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence have quit in sympathy with the inquiry's founding director, Ruth Herbert.

Australia's most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, has admitted the fear of scandal led to cover-up in the church over child abuse.

CYF is reviewing the cases of more than 200 children thought to have been subjected to continued abuse and neglect despite repeated warnings.

Embattled entertainer Rolf Harris will continue to be investigated over historical sex abuse allegations after his bail was renewed.

Melissa McCarthy allegedly fired an extra from her new comedy for mistreating her own child.

A child pornographer who took photos of his children's friends is the latest criminal who will be deported to New Zealand from Australia.

A victim who was preyed upon by her physics teacher for sex during extra-curricular sailing classes is pleading with authorities to make details of the case public.

Philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn has recruited four more big names for his inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence.

A former British TV presenter is facing prison after he admitted a catalogue of sex abuse allegations dating back nearly 50 years.

A former Far North deputy principal will be sentenced in August on 74 charges of sexual offending against boys.

The man accused of murdering five-year-old British girl April Jones watched child pornography on the day of her disappearance, his trial has heard.

It has all the hallmarks of an acrimonious divorce battle.

Rolf Harris has been sensationally arrested by police investigating allegations of sexual abuse following the Jimmy Savile scandal.

A former Northland teacher has pleaded guilty to a further 25 charges, including five charges of sexual assault, at Kaitaia District Court this morning.