Sex Workers
'It's traumatising' - Sex workers report everyday discrimination in banking, business
Sex workers say discrimination still "makes it hell" to get a mortgage, a bank account or simply open a business.
Sex work under the red light pushes people into risky business, poverty
Sex workers have a long history of trading under a red light, but the new phase of the coronavirus pandemic has left many struggling for financial survival as vulnerable people in danger.
Venus Envy Podcast: Are We There Yet in the sex industry?
In the forth part of Venus Envy - made in association with Are We There Yet?, the new women's suffrage and equality exhibition at Auckland Museum - Damaris Coulter, Annah Pickering and Nunu Davey talk… Audio
Escort agency launches petition over online advertising
An escort directory company has started a petition calling on the Commerce Commission to investigate the sex worker online advertising business. NZ Pleasures hosts ads for sex workers, but says NZ… Audio
Illegal immigrants rife in sex industry, NZ prostitutes say
Sex workers say they are being undercut and crowded out by foreign prostitutes working in breach of their visas, because New Zealand is seen as an easy sex work holiday. Audio
Immigration NZ tries to catch foreign sex workers in the act
It's almost impossible to crack down on foreigners working illegally in the sex industry because they have to be caught in the act, immigration authorities say.
Catching illegal sex workers 'difficult' - Immigration NZ
Immigration authorities say finding foreigners working illegally in the sex industry is being limited by how hard it is to catch them in the act. New Zealanders have been able to work as prostitutes… Audio
Immigrant sex workers in NZ at risk - criminologist
Immigration authorities say finding foreigners working illegally in the sex industry is almost impossible because they have to catch them in the act. But New Zealand prostitutes, who have been able to… Audio
Sex workers stand their ground on Christchurch's Manchester St
Residents in the Christchurch suburb of St Albans are considering legal action against the council after years of problems with sex workers on their streets. Logan Church asked the sex workers what… Video, Audio
Chch residents expect sex workers to return
Some Christchurch residents are dreading the summer as they expect street based sex workers to return to their neighbourhood.
Residents consider legal move over sex workers
Christchurch residents fed up with sex workers soliciting outside their homes plan to gather evidence while they prepare their next legal move.
Paying For It: stories from the sex industry
Blair* and Satine* gathered stories from fellow sex workers for the documentary theatre piece Paying For It. The pair hope that the show will help humanise people who work in their industry. Audio
Anger over delay on Chch sex worker rules
Sex workers and Christchurch residents are both angry that the city's council has not been able to decide how to deal with street prostitution.
Delay on sex worker rules angers both sides
The Christchurch City Council has again delayed a decision about how to deal with street prostitution and, as Logan Church reports, both sex workers and residents are angry. Audio
Council delays decision on sex workers again
Residents in a Christchurch suburb are furious their city council has again delayed a decision about how to deal with street prostitution in the area.
Sex workers put Christchurch between rock-and-hard-place
The Christchurch City Council could face legal action if it moves sex workers out of residential areas, but it also could face legal action if it doesn't. Audio
Sex worker strife: 'We've had vandalism, we've had break-ins'
Central Christchurch residents say they are under siege from sex workers, and one is threatening legal action if the city council does nothing.
"It's where I feel at home": Life in the Sex Industry
As part of our series looking into the sex industry, The Oldest Profession, Philippa Tolley gives a personal perspective on the candour and camaraderie of the women she met. Video
Insight, Sunday 22 March: Prostitution Law Reform
Shanna Crispin looks at whether the decriminalisation of prostitution has made life safer for sex workers Audio