Men overestimate how much their peers tolerate derogatory comments towards women and underestimate other men's willingness to step in to stop violence, a new paper says.

Members of the west Auckland community shaken by the Roast Busters scandal will march against violence towards women tomorrow.

An appeal is being considered against a judge's decision to stop a rape case that's been compared to a scene from the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey.

A former NZ school teacher is facing serious child-sex charges in Sydney.

Most teen girls who are sexually abused blame themselves because they have ignored their parents' warnings, researchers have found.

A Santa-suited manager accused of sexual harassment at a work Christmas party says he was in shock when he heard the allegation.

A teenage girl who told police she was sexually assaulted by two members of the Roast Busters group when she was 13 has laid a new complaint.

Justice Minister Judith Collins says the treatment of sexual assault victims has reached a tipping point and there is a real move to stop blaming victims.

Thousands of protesters throughout the country have taken part in a series of synchronised protests aiming to "bust rape culture".

Thousands of protesters throughout the country have taken part in a series of synchronised protests today aiming to "bust rape culture".

A website telling the stories of rape and sexual assault survivors in their own words launches today with a social media campaign encouraging people to share their experiences.

Police Commissioner Peter Marshall says police cannot afford to fail victims of sexual assault and has warned his staff if they do the public "will not forgive us".

Victims of a prominent Far North businessman who were sexually abused while in his care have expressed disappointment at the sentence handed down today.

The victims of a Kaitaia man jailed for five years for sexual offending say the fact he was preaching in church made it more difficult to complain about his actions.

Justice Minister Judith Collins says sexual abuse has nothing to do with the way a woman dresses, and has slammed radio hosts for making this connection.

Labour leader David Cunliffe says John Tamihere has a "snowflake's" chance of becoming a Labour candidate for the next election.

Police have upped the ante on the Roast Busters investigation, appointing a woman detective with significant experience in child sexual abuse cases.

As parents and citizens, it is time to question a culture that encourages teenage boys to treat girls like sexual objects, writes Katie Fitzpatrick.

More than 63,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the Prime Minister to take action over the Roast Busters.

Sexual abuse support groups, anti-violence campaigners and health practitioners have spoken out in support of victims and to condemn violence against females, in the wake of the Roast Busters revelations.

An elderly woman sexually assaulted in her home after she forgot to lock her front door before she went to bed is "doing okay" but is still shaken.

A string of attacks on the elderly has prompted an appeal to support one of society's most vulnerable groups.

The country's top cop has conceded police could have gone public about the Roast Busters scandal earlier.

Judith Collins has never been a big fan of short skirts. With our robust Kiwi figures, they're best left to super models.

The Roast Busters are delusional losers, starring in their own fantasy of a rock-star life. If their actions hadn't been so harmful and damaging to young women, they would be laughable.