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Brutal assault on teen
A 16-year-old girl was picked up off an Auckland street and sexually and physically assaulted for three hours, police say.
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Patricia Greig: She might not be right - why bloke culture fuels abuse
The Labour leader apologised for being a man and the lid came off a sizeable can of worms, writes Patricia Greig.
![School counsellor on sex charge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
School counsellor on sex charge
Northland has been rocked by another alleged sexual crime committed by an employee at one of the area's schools.
![Rodney Hide: Forget Rolf, Maggie. We have our own sexual predator to name and shame](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Rodney Hide: Forget Rolf, Maggie. We have our own sexual predator to name and shame
The Rolf Harris convictions have left people puzzled: how did he get away with it for so long?
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Malaysia to pay for return fare
The diplomat who left New Zealand after being charged with sexually assaulting a woman will be brought back at Malaysia's expense.
![Sex offender campaign launched](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Sex offender campaign launched
Derryn Hinch wants to be able to turn on his mobile phone and see the names of all sex offenders in the neighbourhood.
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Opinion: Kneejerk response could increase reoffending
The call for public registries of convicted sex offenders is a kneejerk response to an entrenched problem of sexual violence in our country.
![Rape case shakeup on cards this election](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Rape case shakeup on cards this election
Both major parties are promising fundamental changes to the way rape cases are prosecuted - and that has some legal experts concerned.
![Man admits brutal sexual assault on 87-year-old](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Man admits brutal sexual assault on 87-year-old
A Hastings man has pleaded guilty to a brutal sexual assault on an 87-year-old woman in her home last year and another sexual attack on the same day.
![More celebrities detail Harris abuse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
More celebrities detail Harris abuse
An English television presenter has described how convicted predator Rolf Harris groped her on live television while she was interviewing him in the mid-1990s.
!['I want them to feel safe': Bennett](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
'I want them to feel safe': Bennett
The Social Development Minister is promising that any NZ women molested by disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris will have their claims fully investigated.
![Kerre McIvor: Art of diplomacy? Bah humbug!](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Kerre McIvor: Art of diplomacy? Bah humbug!
What a complete cock-up on the part of our Foreign Affairs officials over the case of the Malaysian diplomat who has been accused of burglary and sexual assault.
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eBay to pull Harris-associated items
eBay is reviewing the sale of artwork and other items associated with Rolf Harris following his conviction for child sex offences this week.
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New NZ victims of Rolf Harris emerge
Over a dozen NZ women have told Maggie Barry they were also indecently assaulted by Rolf Harris - and one is considering an official complaint to police after years of silence.
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Rolf Harris sentenced
Rolf Harris has been sentenced to five years and nine months in prison on 12 charges of indecently assaulting four girls.
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Greg Ansley: Anglican priests may report serious crime confessions
Australia's Anglican priests will be free to report serious crimes revealed to them during confessions, ending a church law that has its roots in the 12th century.
![Greg Ansley: Australia aghast at way Harris preyed on young](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Greg Ansley: Australia aghast at way Harris preyed on young
For once, Prime Minister Tony Abbott spoke for all Australians.
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McCully defends diplomat inaction
Murray McCully says it was "good and proper process" for him to leave the case of a Malaysian diplomat accused of sex crimes to authorities for seven weeks.
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Stewart Murray Wilson declined parole
Stewart Murray Wilson has been declined parole because he still poses an undue risk to the community, the Parole Board has decided.
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Diplomat could still be extradited
The Malaysian Government asked NZ to drop all charges and seal the court record of an official accused of sexual assault, documents released by NZ officials show.
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Harris family put up show of unity
The Harris family was accused of making staged entrances at Southwark Crown Court, as if to present a united front for the benefit of the media.
![Diplomat: NZ asked to drop all charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Diplomat: NZ asked to drop all charges
The Malaysian Government asked New Zealand to drop all charges against a diplomat accused of sexual assault, newly released documents show.
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Govt wanted diplomat to face charges
Prime Minister John Key says Government wanted a diplomat accused of sexual assault to face charges in New Zealand.
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Envoy expelled after attack
A diplomat accused of a sex crime was ordered out of New Zealand after invoking full diplomatic immunity.
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Probe suggests even dead weren't safe
Investigators say the late BBC entertainer Jimmy Savile abused victims aged from 5 to 75 - and may even have performed sex acts on the dead.
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Rolf Harris trial: Jurors ask for clarification
Jurors in the Rolf Harris trial have asked a series of questions of the judge as they continue deliberating in the complex child sex abuse case.
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Collins to meet Jolie at global summit
Justice Minister Judith Collins will head to a summit on ending sexual violence, which is being chaired by Hollywood star and UN Special Envoy Angelina Jolie.