The grandmother of a six-month-old who died a violent death says someone needs to come forward with the truth.

A 28-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Auckland toddler Seini Unaloto Ikamanu. Seini, also known as Jane, was injured at her parents' home in March last year and died in December.

The Pope has accepted the 'forced' resignation of a Queensland bishop condemned for his liberal views.

Bringing the person who inflicted fatal non-accidental head injuries on a six-month-old baby girl...

A mother and father have been arrested for allegedly beating their eight children with weapons, including sticks and electrical cord - and the woman is pregnant again.

Douglas County School District bus driver Brian Fitzgerald has been fired and is facing charges after the incident. Video / Douglas County School District

A spiritual leader with close links to New Zealand has been convicted on 20 counts of indecency with children in the United States.

A well-known NZ comedian has pleaded guilty to a charge of performing an indecent act on a child.

Three Kiwi kids spared further abuse as police smash major file-sharing network

Man accused of abusing daughter found living in house with children present

"You did a monstrous thing, but I do not think you are a monster," a High Court Judge told the killer of a two-year-old boy today as he sentenced him to a life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years today.

A Whanganui man was today jailed for life with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years for kicking to death his partner's two-year-old son.