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'Offensive joke': Taxpayers fund rapist's $120k battle to keep name secret
'Let’s call it what it is – a rort,' mother of one of Luca Fairgray's victims says.
'The cruellest injustice': Abuser jailed but victim will never be free of the damage he caused
The victim was lured into a game of hide-and-seek that ended her childhood.
‘Cover-up’: Family demand answers after child sex offender’s prison death
Kingi Hemi died in Ngawha Prison in November. His cause of death remains unknown.
‘What evil looks like’: 501 paedophile swayed Australian judge, then offended again in NZ
An Auckland judge took a rare step this week by ordering a sentence with no end date.
'You didn’t care if you hurt him': Mother guilty of causing baby's brain damage
The mother insisted she only tried to wake the baby with a simple shake.
‘I knew there was more to life’: Save Our Babies founder on escaping 25 years of abuse
Kahira-Rata Olley is using her story to empower and heal others in a similar situation.
‘A real threat’: Auckland musician acquitted of dog indecency, jailed for child sex abuse
He has performed at many events attended by children. No one knew his secret.
‘Treated like an animal’: Gang member involved in mob killing kept in kennel as a baby
The three-day sentencing came to an end with lengthy jail terms handed down.
Watch - ‘Hugely damaging’: Online extremists target NZ children in sadistic extortion campaign
Police and the Department of Internal Affairs say a new breed of ultra-violent online manipulators has emerged in New Zealand.
'Dealt the wrong cards': Tearful mum defends son caught with 20,000 child abuse images
Judge Sainsbury called the images 'truly disturbing and grotesque'.
'No regrets... LOL': Woman who tortured boy jailed as judge rejects apology letter
The victim was stabbed, burned and forced to eat faeces. He suffered a broken spine.
‘Incalculable harm’: Former Destiny Church member jailed for sexual abuse of boys in youth group
He pleaded guilty in December.
‘No remorse’: 50-year-old jailed for child abuse imagery – again
The man had nine different user accounts for apps to exchange photos and videos.
‘Worst treatment of humanity’: Police accuse woman over stepson’s decades of alleged abuse
The stepson was found emaciated and weighed just 31kg despite being 1.75m tall.
Fresh child abuse charges for disgraced NZ businessman Ron Brierley
Aged 87, Brierley appeared in the Waverley Local Court in Sydney this afternoon
Northland lawyer struck off for sharing child abuse images on social media
Vaughn Hill was arrested in 2023 after a search of his Kaitāia home.
Soiled, neglected toddler found wandering streets, mother was ‘disconnected from reality’
The whānau was on Oranga Tamariki's radar long before the child went missing.
‘Helpless’ mum told toddler must continue visits with dad after sex abuse claim
The child has twice claimed her father has touched her inappropriately on the visits.
Paedophile doctor says he is both ‘good surgeon’ and ‘pervert’
'My paedophile activity was one thing and my professional activity was another.'
‘Stand the f*** back or get whacked,’ boy racer boasted after crash sent pregnant 17yo airborne
The teen required an emergency caesarean but her baby didn't survive.
Ex-Catholic teacher’s 40th sex abuse conviction emerges as another victim steps forward
The former Marist Brother has already been sentenced three times for preying on children.
‘F*** this’: Frustrated mum removed baby's oxygen, tried to leave ED after delays
Now the Waikato woman has ended up in court for the way she handled the situation.
NZ police involved in global operation targeting AI-generated child sex abuse material
The group has been investigating a "professional" producer in Denmark.
I joined a group of paedophile hunters. Here’s what I learnt
Times: 'Decoying is the hardest ... You are absorbing all the vile stuff.'
Convictions overturned, charges dropped against ex-CYF carer accused of sexually abusing boys
He ran a home that cared for 150 boys. Jurors found him guilty of abusing five of them.
New twist in Nia Glassie case: ‘I told yous from the start I was innocent’
Second Curtis brother convicted of 3yo's murder makes first Parole Board appearance.
‘Her life had just begun’: Distraught family address toddler’s killer as she is jailed
The young woman became resentful over having to care for the 2-year-old.