Police in Fiji are investigating claims that a former All Black sexually harassed a 15-year-old Auckland girl while holidaying near Nadi.

The Government is distancing itself from the controversy around the prison release of notorious rapist Maka Renata.

The father of murdered schoolgirl Karlo Cardno has been sentenced to nine years in prison for indecently assaulting a minor.

A former national figure has appeared in court in Nelson accused of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl.

A man taught to rape at age 14, and described by some as a "timebomb", is on the run after breaching conditions of his release from prison.

A well-known entertainer facing a charge of sexually violating a young girl has reappeared in court.

A man whose Christmas Eve sex attack left a woman so deeply shocked she could not speak may be acting strangely, say police.

The prominent comedian facing a child sex charge denies the allegation and will fight to clear his name.

The Marie Jamieson homicide is the first time in NZ that a long-standing murder case has been solved by identifying a suspect through the DNA of a sibling.

An $8.20 roll of salami was the downfall for the killer of Marie Jamieson, allowing police to crack one of Auckland's most mysterious unsolved murders.

Joseph Reekers' change of plea has lifted a great weight off the family of Auckland murder victim Marie Jamieson, say police.

As a sexual violence taskforce report languishes in the Government's in-tray, support agencies for survivors are reeling from ACC funding cutbacks.

A NZ Olympian accused of sex and violence offences against his wife will have his name suppressed at least until the New Year.