Many adult sex offenders have no options for rehabilitation, sexual violence services say, because there is no funding for treatment of people who are not charged with a crime.

A Government review of police has highlighted the need for victims of crime to be treated better, citing the Roast Busters saga as evidence.

Dylan Farrow, who claims Woody Allen molested her when she was seven, insists she will not be silenced.

A man convicted over having sex with a young teenage girl paid her $3000 toward 'emotional harm' - but a judge decided it wasn't 'buying her off'.

A 20-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and the indecent assault of a 6-year-old girl in West Auckland on New Year's Day.

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.

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.

Police are giving away few details of the progress they're making on the Roast Busters underage sex investigation - but say they're doing all they can for the alleged victims.

The BBC will be plunged into a fresh crisis with a damning review that reveals staff ignored the rape and sexual assault of up to 1000 boys by Jimmy Savile.

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.

An Italian woman has been charged with sexual assault for kissing the helmet of a police officer during a protest.

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.