A siege involving convicted rapist Antonio Loguancio at a home in Melbourne is continuing into the second day.

Christchurch police are investigating two unrelated attacks on women over the weekend which they say appear to be sexually motivated.

A man accused of rape, who left New Zealand after obtaining a new passport while dressed as a woman, has been extradited after nearly eight years on the run.

A second charge has been laid against a 20-year-old Invercargill man in relation to the sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl in the sand dunes of Invercargill's Oreti Beach earlier this month.

The father of a teenage girl, allegedly plied with drugs then repeatedly raped by a former businessman, is demanding the high-profile man be named.

A "celebrity" Saudi preacher accused of raping and torturing his 5-year-old daughter to death has been released from custody after agreeing to pay "blood money".

Police are seeking witnesses to a sexual assault on an 8-year-old girl just 50m from the main entrance of a popular Southland beach.

An 8-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in the sand dunes of Oreti Beach in Southland near where a large number of people were present.

A man who was due to go on trial for sexual abuse was able to skip the country because a court staff member forgot to inform Internal Affairs of his bail conditions.

Child Youth and Family are supporting a teenager charged with a violent sex attack on a tourist visiting Waiheke Island.

A Kaitaia pastor has been sentenced to nine months' home detention for what one of his victims called a "disgusting habit" of taking photos up women's skirts.

An Indian spiritual leader has sparked outcry by claiming the student raped and murdered in New Delhi was partly responsible for what happened.

Two of the men allegedly involved in the rape and murder of an Indian medical student have said they are ready to turn state's witnesses.

Serious violent and sexual assaults have spiked over the Christmas period in Auckland's CBD - and police say alcohol is to blame.

A Tongan overstayer who raped a 17-year-old stranger in a Rotorua park has been jailed for more than eight years.