Thousands of New Zealand parents are going back to school to learn how to be better parents - but experts still do not know if the multiple programmes are reaching the parents who most need them.

The West Auckland parents accusing of abusing their nine-year-old girl have appeared in court today.

The family of a girl, 5, found dead last month had to be restrained when the man accused of sexually violating her appeared in court today.

New Zealand is among 30 countries being targeted by child porn peddlers who are setting up links on business websites that click through to child abuse material.

She is the Christmas angel who wanted to help another 9-year-old girl in suffering.

Waitemata police are praising the actions of a nine-year-old Devonport girl raising money to help a victim of horrific child abuse.

This is the face of the latest New Zealand child to die as a result of alleged abuse. Five-year-old Sahara Jayde Baker-Koro was found dead in her bed in Napier early on Tuesday.

A girl, 9, allegedly tortured and abused by her parents will spend Christmas with a new foster family.

A nine-year-old with horrific injuries never wants to see her parents again, a court has heard.

New claims emerged last night that the nine-year-old girl allegedly tortured by her parents was also sexually abused while in Child Youth and Family care.

Family advocates are angry that a couple charged with the abuse and torture of their 9-year-old daughter have been released on bail.

The killer of four-year-old James Whakaruru has been released from prison, despite multiple Parole Board reports claiming he remains violent and dangerous.

The mother of a tortured girl allegedly told authorities she was at a tangi 'down south' to prevent anyone seeing her injuries.

A 9-year-old girl found by police hiding in a wardrobe had suffered so much abuse that almost every part of her body was covered in injuries, including part of her scalp torn off her head as she was dragged down the hallway.