Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. NCJ Number. Date Published. This report provides baseline information on the sex industry in New Zealand prior to the passage of the Prostitution Reform Act , which decriminalizes prostitution and makes it subject to the same laws and controls that regulate other businesses.
The report first presents the findings of a telephone survey of New Zealand police personnel in a position to provide information and insight on the sex industry in their jurisdictions.
This is followed by the results of an audit of the number of advertisements for commercial sexual services conducted by the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective NZPC. In addition, interviews were conducted with some members of the NZPC to obtain a fuller profile of the nature of New Zealand's sex industry. A total of 5, sex workers were identified in the areas canvassed. Sex businesses were concentrated in the Auckland Police District.
The police survey estimated that there were approximately underage sex workers, with some 60 percent being in the street sector. Non-New Zealander sex workers were considered a significant issue in the greater Auckland area. Some 25 percent of police respondents cited exploitation of sex workers in their area, including being targeted by drug dealers and being victims of unreported crime.
There were advertisements for commercial sexual services in Wellington and in Auckland on July 4, The NZPC estimated that between 50 and 70 percent of sex workers operated in massage parlors, 20 percent in escort agencies, and 10 percent on the street or privately. The NZPC did not report significant numbers of underage sex workers.
