A 41-year-old Dunedin man was yesterday found guilty on seven of nine charges alleging sexual offending against three women in 2009, 2010 and 2012.

Rolf Harris is due back in court in March ahead of his trial over multiple alleged historic sex offences.

Three NZ girls have been safeguarded after international raids on a criminal network whose members allegedly share computer pictures and videos of children being sexually abused.

Police believe thousands of convicted paedophiles are living in communities throughout the country, many of whom are going undetected as they fall off the radar.

'Why would I be worried?' In a Herald exclusive, Roast Buster Beriah Hales says he's not fazed by a police inquiry because there was nothing illegal in his Facebook posts.

Timing was crucial in the busting of an alleged online child sexual abuse network, New Zealand authorities say.

Urgent action is needed across the school sector after one third of schools were found to be putting students at risk of exposure to sexual predators.

In a case with similarities to the Roast Busters, two teens had sex with a girl who was "almost comatose" from alcohol, but still say it wasn't rape as they were not violent.

Australian entertainer Rolf Harris sat quietly in court today, only speaking to deny 12 sex offences dating back to the 1960s.

A West Auckland man accused of an attempted abduction of a 6-year-old girl has appeared in court today, where he was granted temporary name suppression.

A 6-year-old girl who needed hospital treatment after a sex attacker tried to carry her away from a west Auckland park is recovering well, police say.

Police are hunting two men after sex attacks on young girls in Auckland and say it is crucial they are found before they strike again.

Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is facing three additional sex assault charges involving two new alleged victims, one aged "seven or eight" at the time.

John Tamihere says he would happily ask his daughter the questions he controversially put to a woman named Amy at the height of the Roast Busters saga.

The Roast Busters scandal has stretched support services for rape and sexual violence complainants as a wave of abuse victims seek help.

The Police Commissioner has been grilled by MPs over the handling of the Roast Busters rape allegations, conceding it should have been "sharper".

Police Commissioner Peter Marshall has admitted to MPs that the police handling of the "Roast Busters" case could have been sharper.

Queensland police say the victims of a machete attack in Rockhampton have terrible wounds to their legs, arms and bodies.

A Northland man raped his teenage sister because he wanted to experience sex after his friend said it was "pretty good", a jury has heard.

A "horrendous" sexual assault on a teenage girl in Hastings has left neighbouring residents asking for increased security and fearing further attacks.

Opera singer William Winitana has been jailed for three years for a sex offence involving a teenager.

Metro magazine is under fire for publishing an "offensive" rape joke about the Roast Busters scandal.

The Roast Busters controversy was top of mind for many anti-violence marchers taking part in today's White Ribbon Day parade in Auckland.

Children's Commissioner Russell Wills has written an open letter to the men of New Zealand about the impact of violence on children.