Movie censors in China have cut references to torture and prostitution in the country from the Bond film Skyfall.

A man charged with the 2008 murder of Christchurch prostitute Mellory Manning will stand trial next year.

A South Auckland prostitution spot has become embroiled in turf battles between local workers and those travelling from as far as Christchurch and Tokoroa.

Plans for Auckland's first high-rise brothel will move a step closer this month when Wellington's Chow brothers face those opposed to the plan.

Aussie mining towns draw sex workers from afar, but police claim the trade is blighted by traffickers.