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Man convicted of murder seeks retrial
The man convicted of the 2008 rape and murder of Christchurch schoolgirl Marie Davis says it could not be proved he murdered her.
Britain: Ten-year-old schoolboys convicted of attempted rape
A pair of primary school boys yesterday became two of the youngest sex offenders in Britain after being found guilty of the attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl.
Girl, 13, says she was forced to smoke cannabis, then raped
A High Court jury today watched a video interview with a 13-year-old girl who said she was forced to smoke cannabis before being raped in the bushes of an Auckland park last year.
Police warn of predator on Ponsonby Rd
Police fear a sexual predator is stalking the streets of Auckland's premier nightlife district after attacks on two women in the early hours.
Convicted rapist arrested in Gisborne
Rapist Maka Renata is arrested in Gisborne after almost a month on the run.
Church faces new claims of child sex abuse and neglect
Further allegations against the Church of Scientology, including claims of child sex abuse and neglect, have renewed calls for an inquiry into the organisation.
Retrial ordered for HIV child murder accused
George Gwaze will again stand trial for the murder of his 10 year-old niece after the Crown successfully won an appeal in the Supreme Court today.
Violent sex offender on the run again
Maka Renata, a sex offender who was coached to stalk and rape by his uncle is on the run after breaching his parole conditions a second time.
Sex attack probe continues
Police investigating the brutal sexual assault of a woman by four men in Tokoroa last weekend have not yet made any arrests.
Pope admits: Church is to blame for abuse cases
Pope Benedict XVI has admitted that the Catholic Church itself should bear the brunt of the blame for paedophile priests.
Girl abducted and raped
A teen was abducted from a street in a small Hawke's Bay town and driven to a remote field where she sexually assaulted by two masked men.