A woman charged with murdering her godson told her biological children to lie about the incident when interviewed by police, a High Court jury heard today.

Parents battling to get their children back from state foster care are being stymied by two-month delays to get hold of their official files, a lobby group says.

A woman charged with murdering her godson has formally entered a not guilty plea at an appearance in the High Court at Auckland.

Sir Owen Glenn's inquiry into family violence will go ahead with only half of its original budget remaining and with Sir Owen's own role still in doubt.

The alleged killing of baby Atreyu has proved a timely reminder about the community's real priority - to seek out solutions to child abuse.

Court documents outlining new details of the alleged assault case against Sir Owen Glenn have emerged - but it has not deterred the two top figures of his inquiry.

A 30-year-old man who sexually groomed young boys and made contact with one of his victims via Facebook has been sentenced to 11 months of home detention.

Members of an expert think-tank set up to guide Sir Owen Glenn's inquiry into family violence say the only way for the inquiry to continue now would be for Sir Owen to step out.

Sir Owen Glenn has withdrawn his bid to be a White Ribbon campaign ambassador after media reports he was charged with abusing a woman in 2002.

Babies and toddlers are increasingly becoming targets for paedophiles, a child safety group has said in the wake of a horrific child abuse case.

Seven members of a gang which groomed girls as young as 12 and subjected them to "dreadful" sexual abuse over the course of eight years have been sentenced to at least 95 years in prison.

The Government has dismissed parts of a high-level report which identified trafficking of underage prostitutes in New Zealand because it believed the findings were based on media reports which were not backed by police evidence.

I taught - tried to teach - Dion when he was about 15. He was abused, neglected, feral, almost uncontrollable.

Kiwi bands get together and jam for a good cause, writes Paula Yeoman.

When Sir Owen Glenn announced he would finance an inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence, it was hard to know what he expected from the exercise.

Irrespective of recent resignations, the reasons for the creation of the inquiry that bears his name still exist. Sir Owen Glenn explains why this important work needs to continue.

A man who traded pornographic images of his toddler son has been sentenced to nearly nine years imprisonment on a raft of charges.

Three more key members of Sir Owen Glenn's inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence have quit in sympathy with the inquiry's founding director, Ruth Herbert.

Australia's most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, has admitted the fear of scandal led to cover-up in the church over child abuse.

CYF is reviewing the cases of more than 200 children thought to have been subjected to continued abuse and neglect despite repeated warnings.

Embattled entertainer Rolf Harris will continue to be investigated over historical sex abuse allegations after his bail was renewed.

Melissa McCarthy allegedly fired an extra from her new comedy for mistreating her own child.

A child pornographer who took photos of his children's friends is the latest criminal who will be deported to New Zealand from Australia.

A victim who was preyed upon by her physics teacher for sex during extra-curricular sailing classes is pleading with authorities to make details of the case public.

The family of a teen who took her own life two weeks after her best friend committed suicide want schools to implement an anti-bullying and suicide education programme.

A Hastings man who filmed the abuse of children and distributed the images to other paedophiles has been sentenced to preventive detention.

Philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn has recruited four more big names for his inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence.