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.

The police officer who misled officials over the number of unresolved child abuse cases in the Wairarapa has since been promoted.

A 23-year-old student has been in an almost mute, catatonic state since he was found with child abuse images on his computer.

A jury in the Palmerston North High Court has today found a man not guilty of murdering a three-year-old girl but guilty of her manslaughter. Kash McKinnon died of head injuries in Palmerston North Hospital in August 2009.

The man accused of sexually violating and killing a five-year-old Napier girl has been further remanded in custody.

A man has been charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of a five-year-old Napier girl in December. Sahara Baker-Koro was found dead in her Napier home on December 21 last year.

Sometimes, there's nothing more guaranteed to bring you down than reading the Sunday papers.

A primary teachers' union hopes an inquiry into a serious case of child abuse will reveal the Govt's role in its handling. The Govt received two letters about the girl, including one months before the girl was discovered by police with huge