New ZealandDeath of baby girl no longer treated as suspiciousThe death of a 7-month-old Hamilton girl is no longer being treated as suspicious, police say.12 Dec 02:32 AM
New ZealandInjured baby girl diesA baby girl who suffered critical and unexplained injuries has died in Waikato Hospital. Enquiries continue at an address in Hamilton East.11 Dec 03:00 AM
New ZealandGlenn report - judges need to be inquisitors on family violence casesSir Owen Glenn's report also recommends tough new alcohol laws, including higher taxes and raising the legal drinking age to 20, plus a new dedicated family violence agency.27 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandSmacking law 'criminalises' parentsLeading public lawyer Mai Chen says New Zealand's 2007 changes to smacking law have criminalised "good parents".17 Nov 01:40 AM
New ZealandCardboard 'buddies' out and about todayToday is Child Matters advocacy organisation's fourth annual child abuse prevention "Buddy Day".13 Nov 09:04 PM
WorldWoman sent nude photos of daughter to loverA childcare worker who sent graphic nude photos of her daughter to her lover has walked free from a Brisbane court.30 Sep 04:05 AM
LifestyleWhat kids learn when they are smackedWith every blow, you're losing contact. Remember that the next time you raise your hand.21 Sep 07:49 PM
OpinionDana JohannsenDana Johannsen: Sports bodies copping out on violenceThe recent outpouring of anger towards the NFL over its response to incidents of domestic violence involving players has been an exception rather than the norm in professional sport.16 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandBody mistaken for rubbishA near-dead comatose Cromwell girl found in the street was nearly mistaken for a pile of rubbish.22 Aug 11:25 PM
New ZealandTe Kuiti man sentenced for child abuse imagesA Te Kuiti man caught with pictures of children being sexually abused has been sentenced to 10 months’ imprisonment.22 Aug 08:20 AM
WorldFresh leads for UK copsPolice say several people have "provided information" after the Berkshire apartment of singer Sir Cliff Richard was searched in connection with an alleged historical sex offence.16 Aug 07:56 PM
New ZealandMan charged with murdering babyAn Auckland man has appeared in the Manukau District Court this morning charged with the murder of a baby girl.08 Aug 08:43 PM
CurrencyFollowing the money trail to stop paedophilesPolice are following the money trail left by paedophiles in paying for material and are using the information to shut down rings that include dozens of people across continents.04 Aug 04:30 AM
New ZealandSex offenders register signed offNew Zealand's first sex offender register has been signed off by Cabinet, but will only be available to agencies and not the general public.04 Aug 02:35 AM
New ZealandSex offender jailed for assaults on boysConvicted sex offender Alan Rubick was highly manipulative and skilled at identifying young vulnerable boys, the High Court at Wanganui was told.01 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandMichael Laws gets smack warningPolice have given former Wanganui mayor Michael Laws a formal warning after he was accused of smacking his child.26 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandStudents' concerns ignored by schoolAn Auckland school failed to act on concerns raised by two teenage students who felt unsafe around their teacher - six years before he was arrested for sexually grooming one of them and other underage girls.25 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan convicted for child porn on phoneEvidence from a cell phone has been used for the first time to convict a person of possession and making a copy of objectionable material.25 Jul 09:00 AM
New ZealandGovt lags on some targetsThe Government is falling short of key targets it set itself for reducing child abuse and rheumatic fever.21 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Today's immorality just a crime of the timesEver since the first Jimmy Savile revelation, dozens of elderly former television, radio and political celebrities have been accused of long past sexual offences.14 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldPope fears 8000 priests are paedophilesPope Francis has said 2 per cent of the Roman Catholic clergy worldwide, the equivalent of 8000 members, are paedophiles.14 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandSex offender campaign launchedDerryn Hinch wants to be able to turn on his mobile phone and see the names of all sex offenders in the neighbourhood.11 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldAgency 'lost' copy of child sex filesFears over an establishment cover-up of an alleged Westminster paedophile ring deepened as it emerged that lost "explosive" evidence was also handed to the Director of Public Prosecutions.07 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldCover-up claim as sex abuse files vanishA paedophile scandal engulfing Westminster deepened after the British Home Office confessed to losing or destroying 114 "potentially relevant" files.06 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan caught with sex abuse materialA Palmerston North man who was caught twice with child sex abuse material has been sentenced to 18 months intensive supervision and 100 hours community work.05 Jul 11:37 PM
New Zealand'I want them to feel safe': BennettThe Social Development Minister is promising that any NZ women molested by disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris will have their claims fully investigated.05 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew NZ victims of Rolf Harris emergeOver a dozen NZ women have told Maggie Barry they were also indecently assaulted by Rolf Harris - and one is considering an official complaint to police after years of silence.04 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldGreg Ansley: Anglican priests may report serious crime confessionsAustralia's Anglican priests will be free to report serious crimes revealed to them during confessions, ending a church law that has its roots in the 12th century.03 Jul 11:53 PM
New ZealandPolice to probe Harris' NZ linksFurther inquiries about Rolf Harris' potential offending in NZ are being carried out by police here, as The Wiggles confirmed they'd deleted him from a video.02 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandHarris showed two sides on NZ tripWhen Rolf Harris visited NZ in 1986 to campaign against child abuse, he told the Herald he wanted to 'repay his carefree childhood to help kids who haven't had one'.01 Jul 06:00 PM
WorldTwo faces of child entertainer + abuserRolf Harris: From CBE, MBE and Queen's portraitist to adulterer, abuser and paedophile. Of all the celebrity historic sex abuse cases, why did Harris' shock the most?01 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldArmy bishop faces charge of historic child abuseThe widening web of allegations that followed the establishment of Australia's royal commission into the handling of child sex abuse has entangled a bishop.30 Jun 05:00 PM
