Sex Offenders
When sex offenders go to rehab
The Detail looks at what happens when sex offenders go to rehabilitation - does it work? Audio
When sex offenders go to rehab
The Detail looks at what happens when sex offenders go to rehabilitation - does it work?
AudioRelief teachers: Music schools set to rethink hiring policies
Music schools will now be reconsidering who relieves their classes, after a Wellington music school potentially employed a sex offender as a reliever.
Re-integrating criminals while still keeping people safe
A vigilante "mob" in West Auckland turned up on the doorstop of a well-known sex offender this week, tagging the fence and throwing eggs at a house. Buster Thompson from the Howard League joins the… Audio
Corrections reviews where sex offenders living
Corrections has announced a nationwide review of where high-risk offenders live and whether local communities have been notified, after it was discovered 11 convicted child sex-offenders were living… Audio
Sex offenders' placements checked after 11 near school
Corrections officials are urgently checking the location of more than 200 high risk offenders to ensure they're not living too close to schools. The department announced a nationwide review after it… Audio
11 sex offenders live on one South Auckland street
Primary school students in South Auckland have been walking past boarding houses with sex offenders every day for two years but their school and local residents knew nothing about them. Audio
Serial sex offender back in Whangarei
Criminal barrister Anne Stevens on how a man convicted of sex crimes against girls is allowed back in the community. Audio
Real or invisible threat?
Sonia Sly talks with psychologist Gwenda Willis about what drives our fears when confronted with the idea of living next door to a sex offender. Audio
Real or invisible threat?
Sonia Sly talks with psychologist Gwenda Willis about what drives our fears when confronted with the idea of living next door to a sex offender.
AudioHow should communities deal with serious sex offenders?
Notifying people about sex offenders in their community might cause more harm than good, a psychologist says. Audio
Sex offender moved out of Lower Hutt community
Lower Hutt residents are delighted the Department of Corrections has moved a sex offender out of their neighbourhood following a community outcry. Video, Audio
Supervision order failed to stop sex offender
A repeat sex offender who preyed on mentally disabled men was able to offend again - despite being directly monitored by authorities under a court-ordered Extended Supervision order. Audio
Offender inadvertently unmasked
A convicted sex offender turned to the media this week after he ended up in the news for his involvement with a charity. But things didn’t turn out as he hoped. Audio
Offender inadvertently unmasked
A convicted sex offender turned to the media this week after he ended up in the news for his involvement with a charity. But things didn’t turn out as he hoped.
AudioNew bill to stop sex offenders from changing their names
A new bill to stop child sex offenders from legally changing their names is being viewed as a waste of time. Audio
Child sex offenders to lose right to change name
A members bill that would prevent convicted child sex offenders from legally changing their names has passed its first reading in Parliament. Audio
Paul Seawright: photographing conflict
Professor of Photography and Head of Belfast School of Art at Ulster University, acclaimed internationally for his depictions of political and social conflict, who visited New Zealand to deliver the… Audio, Gallery
