Asian women lured to NZ with cash offers to work in the sex industry are being forced to work in slave-like conditions, a Herald investigation finds.

Murray McCully has come under fire for his handling of the 'Andy Haden affair'.

Police speak with a witness who claims to have seen Robin Brooke having sex with her comatose teenage friend.

Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully has accepted Andy Haden's resignation from his role as ambassador.

Andy Haden's role as Rugby World Cup Ambassador "is over" following his latest outburst.

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.

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.