Evidence in Rolf Harris' indecent assault trial will include 'events in Australia and New Zealand' the judge at his London trial has warned.

The chairman of a school board has accused victims of historic sex crimes of exploiting their abuse as an 'excuse' for difficulties in later life.

Rape crisis centres will get a boost in funding in next month's Budget, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has announced.

ACC will pay for every cent of rape victims' counselling as part of a major overhaul of its sensitive claims system later this year.

"Horrendous" is how a judge has described Jim Wilson's 21 years of sexual offending against a female victim, starting when she was four years old.

Any register listing the names of convicted paedophiles must have iron-clad security measures to prevent details being leaked to the public, experts say.

A register tracking convicted child sex offenders could be introduced by the end of the year.

A case which could have come from the pages of Fifty Shades of Grey will go to the Court of Appeal next month after a judge stopped it midway through trial.

Convicted sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson has been denied parole, with the Parole Board noting concerns over his release proposal.

A 28-year-old chef has appeared in court over an attack on woman in a central Auckland cemetery.

A transgender woman convicted of indecency and sex attacks on boys was to be deported - but has been given a chance to stay in NZ to complete her transformation.

John was first referred to sexual violence services aged 12. His mother was schizophrenic and his father, a gang member with a violent history, was in prison.

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.

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.