As a typical lefty liberal, I defend the right of any woman to walk anywhere at night and be completely unmolested.

Man could take part in restorative justice programme after guilty plea to charges.

Hundreds of people braved the cold in Wellington and Auckland as part of a worldwide protest against the culture of blaming the victim rather than the rapist for attacks on women.

Abuse, neglect, disability care: words no one wants to see together. In 2006 a flurry of stories about appalling care sparked a Government inquiry. Despite steps to fix the problem, it's happening again.

Rebels manufactured some atrocity evidence against Gaddafi and his troops, investigators report.

DNA, fingerprint evidence lead to swift guilty plea.

A 28-year-old man who was given up for adoption allegedly subjected his birth mother to more than 12 months of abuse.

National MP Paul Quinn last night offered an apology.

Police in Kuwait are investigating the alleged rape of an NZ woman at a birthday party.