Its research found that nearly 500,000 children in the Philippines had been trafficked to produce child abuse materials. Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) digital child exploitation manager Tim Houston confirmed multiple purchasers of long-distance child abuse have been discovered in New Zealand. Photo / Mark MitchellHouston said, at a high level, this offending often involves a “facilitator” who has access to a child advertising the opportunity for abuse online. “A key focus of any livestreaming of child exploitation investigation is identifying the victim and ensuring, where possible, their safety and wellbeing wherever the offending is occurring,” Mills said. “When I first started, people would import DVDs into the country or even sometimes VHS or a magazine with child exploitation material.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 09, 2026 18:28 UTC