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.

Swimming Australia boss Kevin Neil has vowed that there will be no "cover-up" over accusations of sexual abuse against a former head coach and "inappropriate" behaviour by Alan Thompson, his successor.

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 young man has won his appeal against conviction for the attempted rape of an Australian backpacker.

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.