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.

The teenager indecently assaulted by a prominent musician has broken her silence, saying police tried to dissuade her from pursuing charges.

One man's house may be his castle but in the case of film-maker Roman Polanski yesterday, released at last from his prison cell just outside Zurich, it is his luxury prison.

A former ambulance driver who indecently assaulted vulnerable patients in the back of his ambulance isn't sure why he did it.

A man who burst into a Auckland woman's home, raped and then beat her before he trapped her in a wardrobe has been found guilty.

A new program to help reduce ACC costs will make it more difficult for some people to get medical scans.