One of Andy Haden's celebrity clients has backed his rape comments, while Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully has hinted Haden's role as ambassador could be over.

An HIV-positive taxi driver who was jailed last year for raping an 18-year-old passenger has had his appeal against conviction rejected.

At the peak of the Roman Catholic clergy sex abuse crisis, the discipline plan American bishops adopted prompted dioceses to remove nearly all accused clergy from the priesthood.

The woman at the centre of the Robin Brooke sex scandal is expected to discuss a formal complaint with police in the next few days.

'I once again express my deep sorrow and offer a sincere and unreserved apology to all victims of sexual abuse,' says Archbishop Denis Hart.

Robin Brooke's future remains unclear following allegations that he had sex with a drunk teenage girl.

A mother is questioning why a child sex offender will be allowed to live in NZ with no official monitoring when he is deported from Australia this month.

Police are urging the woman who accused Robin Brooke of having sex with her when she was drunk and "comatose" to lay an official complaint.

Robin Brooke was set to become All Black captain until he was accused of having sex with a drunk teenage girl.

Former All Black Robin Brooke is at the centre of new sex claims, accused of having sex with a drunken and "comatose" teen 12 years ago.

A man has been jailed for six years and nine months for raping a 13-year-old girl in west Auckland and forcing her to smoke cannabis.

An Auckland woman's court-imposed driving ban for drink-driving has been overturned because she was escaping a sexual assault at the time.