A Jamaican man accused of being a violent pimp who forced women into prostitution in Australia will face trial in a Miami, Florida, court.

A man who tried to sue a prostitute for a refund has lost his case in the High Court.

A Christchurch sex worker has been assaulted following a dispute over payment, police say.

The wife of a senior Auckland police officer under investigation for allegedly harassing a prostitute has rubbished the claims and is standing by her husband.

Liquor licenses have been granted to two brothels owned by the Chow brothers, with the licensing body saying it will not get dragged in to a "turf war" between rivals.

The Chows have dropped plans for a controversial, central-city, 15-floor super-brothel, in a last-minute backdown welcomed by opponents of Auckland's burgeoning flesh trade.

NZ's biggest metropolis stands at a juncture. Do Auckland residents wish to compete with the likes of Las Vegas and Macau for the glitzy yet dubious title of Sin City?

Ngatai "Mellory" Manning had vowed to go straight and clean up her life just weeks before she was brutally raped and murdered.

Jurors in the Ngatai 'Mellory' Manning murder trial have been sent home for the night, and will resume their deliberations tomorrow.

Murder accused Mauha Fawcett, who is conducting his own trial, has elected not to take the stand, after declaring 'his life is on the line'.

A sex worker has been awarded $25,000 compensation after being sexually harassed by a brothel operator.

A month after telling police he took part in the brutal murder of Christchurch prostitute Mellory Manning, Mongrel Mob prospect Mauha Fawcett backtracked on his story.

Murder victim Mellory Manning's DNA was found on a knife recovered just metres from where her body was dumped in a Christchurch river, a court heard today.

An extremely rare mutated grass pollen found on Mellory Manning's clothing matched samples taken from the Mongrel Mob gang pad where police say she was brutally murdered.

A man who hired sex worker Mellory Manning on the night she was killed was unable to reach her by text later that night, the High Court at Christchurch has been told.

Christchurch sex worker Mellory Manning had consumed a variety of drugs in the days and hours before she was brutally murdered, a jury has been told today.

The trial of a man charged with the murder of Christchurch prostitute Ngatai 'Mellory' Manning starts today.

Sex, politics and morality: Put the three together, and you are sure to end up with a steaming tub of trouble.

Rich lister and sex entrepreneur Ka Yu Chow, known as John Chow, has been granted diversion after a charge of threatening to injure was downgraded.

Epsom Girls Grammar is considering a fresh complaint to Auckland Council after a Herald report that brothels are operating in its immediate area.

Rich lister and sex entrepreneur John Chow has pleaded not guilty to threatening to injure another man.

Beau De Royce fears she could be forced to work on the streets if her sickness benefit is cut as part of a cull of welfare numbers.

An attempt by two Wellington brothers to take over Auckland’s lucrative sex industry could put them on the Rich List.

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.