Research and Reading

Abel, G & Roguski, M, (2018), Migrant sex workers in NZ - report for MBIE

Armstrong, L., (2018). New Zealand, in, Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women, (Eds), Sex Workers Organising for Change:Self-representation, community mobilisation, and working conditions. Bangkok (Th): GAATW. W (1.232MB)

Armstrong, L., (2017). MSW in ANZ - Making a case for change, WSJNZ 31(2), pp69-76

Bennachie, Pickering, Lee, et al, 2021, Unfinished decriminalisation

Bennachie, C., Mai, N., Pickering, A., & Lee, J., (2020). NZ Findings SexHum 2017-2020.

Bennachie, Pickering, Lee, et al (2024), Intersectional Racialisation of Sex Workers in Aotearoa New Zealand

Roguski, M., (2013). Occupational Safety and Health of migrant sex workers in NZ. Wellington, (NZ): Kaitiaki Research

Abel, (2014), Sex workers’ utilisation of health services in a decriminalised environment, NZMJ vol 127, n 1390 pp

Abel, G., (2010), PhD Thesis

Abel, (2011), Protective strategy of role play on emotional health in sex work SSM 72(7) 1177-84

Abel, (2014b), health services paper final original

Abel, Fitzgerald & Brunton, (2009), The impact of decriminalisation on the number of sex workers in New Zealand, J Soc Pol 38(3) 515-31

Abel & Fitzgerald, (2008), Transitions into adulthood for street-based sex workers in New Zealand Abel 2008 J Youth Studies 11(4) 361-76

Abel & Fitzgerald, (2012), street has advantages

Abel, Fitzgerald & Brunton, (2007), Impact of the Prostitution Reform Act on the health and safety of sex workers

Bennachie C, Issues of stigma related to sex work

Conley v Hamilton City Council [2007] NZCA 543; [2008] 1 NZLR 789; [2008] NZRMA 139 (28 November 2007)

Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, (2018), Concluding Observations for New Zealand, CEDAW-C-NZL-CO-8

Coppedge, S (2006, People trafficking- An International Crisis Fought at the Local Level

Donovan et al (2012) NSW Sex Industry Report

Eriksson, (2005),The “Swedish model” – arguments, consequences

Feu'u, P, (2014), Comparative study of the fa’afafine of Samoa and the whakawahine of Aotearoa

GAATW, 2011, Whats the Cost of a Rumour

GAATW, 2011, Moving Beyond Supply & Demand

GAATW, 2011, Whats the Cost of a Rumour

Henrickson M., & Morgan, P., (2023). “I need to come with heart”: A pilot project on access to intimacy for persons in residential care. Massey University (AKL): Authors

Healy, Bennachie, & Marshall, (2012), Harm reduction and sex workers - a New Zealand response

Harcourt, Egger & Donovan, (2005), Sex work and the law

Hansard - 20030629 Prostitution Reform Bill 3rd reading

Hansard - 20030610 PRB Committee of the whole House

Hansard - 20030430 PRB Committee of the whole House

J B INTERNATIONAL LTD V AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL HC AK CIV 2005-404-2214 [2006] NZHC 365 (10 April 2006)

Jeffreys, Fawkes & Stardust, (2012) Mandatory testing among sex workers in Aus - Barrier to HIV prevention

Jordan, A (2012), Swedish law - failed experiment in social engineering

Jordan, J (2005), Sex Industry in New Zealand - A literature review

Krusi, Pacey, Bird, Taylor, Chettiar, Allan, Bennett, Montaner, Kerr & Shannon, (2014), Criminalisation of clients- reproducing vulernabilities for violence

UNAIDS, WHO, et al, (2013), Imprementing Comprehensive HIV-STI programes with sex workers

Rottier, J., (2018). Decriminalization of Sex Work: The New Zealand Model - An Analysis of the Integrative Sex Industry Policy in New Zealand (Aotearoa), definitief 12 februari 2019

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Lancet in favour of Amnesty - Keeping sex workers safe

Lyon, (2014) Client Criminalisation & SWs Right to Health - Hibernian Law Journal 2014

Mayhew & Mossman, (2007c) Exiting Prostitution - Models of best practice

Mossman, (2007b), International approaches

Mossman & Mayhew, (2007a), Key informant interviews

Mossman & Mayhew, (2007) Central Govt aims and local govt responses

Neyland, M.F.F., (2019). The Sexual Other: Discursive constructions of migrant sex workers in New Zealand media

New Zealand Prostitutes Collective, Decriminalisation of Sex Work in New Zealand-Impact on Maori

PLRC, (2005), Nature and extent of the sex industry in New Zealand

Prostitution Reform Act 2003

Prostitution Law Review Committee, (2008), Report

PRB Select Committee Report 66-2

Radačić, I, (2017) NZPC - An example of a successful policy actor, Soc Sci 6, 46

Sanders, Scoular, Brents, Balderston, Abel (2025) Voicing Consent: Sex Workers, Sexual Violation and Legal Consciousness in Cross-National Contexts

Sweetman (2015), Is the Swedish model consistent with the European Convention on Human Rights

Wagenaar et al (2013) P31 Prostitution Policy Report

Wendy Lyon, (2011), LLM Thesis, Prohibitory Prostitution Laws and the Human Right to Health

Willowford Family Trust and Brown v CCC

Research and information on Migrant Sex workers in New Zealand

The following papers contain research and information about migrant sex workers in New Zealand and the issues that affect them. Migrants on a temporary visa may not legally work in New Zealand as they face deportation, regardless of what visa they may have. This includes people on working holiday, student, and working visas. People on these visas may work in any other occupation, but not do sex work. This means migrants who do sex work are not ptorected by the Prostitution Reform Act, an exclusion that leaves them vulnerable to exploitation and violence.