Gangs

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“What made me want to change was my son saying, ‘when I grow up, dad, I want to be just like you’,” the Northland father-of-seven said.

Waikato police have been granted special powers allowed in cases of gang tension, in the wake of the death of a woman after a brawl in Ngāruawāhia.

Police say they are engaging with locals, gang leaders, and the whānau of the deceased in the lead up to a gang funeral in Napier.

Police monitoring of a gang tangi in Matapihi, Tauranga, has sparked community concern, with local kuia questioning the approach taken under new gang legislation.

A former gang member is rewriting his future so his tamariki don’t follow the path he once lived.

Assistant Commissioner Paul Basham said there had been multiple arrests and charges in the first 24 hours of the ban.

Successive governments have tried time and time again to address the ‘gang’ issue in Aotearoa. Some were successful. Others, not so much, Eugene Ryder writes.

The law has been described as a step backwards by researchers who argue it ignores the root causes of crime, such as inequity and poverty.

The new gang patch law came into force at midnight. The first person under the ban was caught at 12.03am on Thursday.

The world first study, involving thousands of hours of research into police practices and community engagement through a fairness and equity lens, is being unveiled this week.

Work is currently underway on a new redress scheme for abuse survivors in line with Tuesday's formal state apology.

Officers are ready to enforce the ban on gang patches, the Assistant Police Commissioner says.

Whakatōhea leader Kylie Poihipi called out the government for making Ōpōtiki look bad to the rest of the country.

The iwi, based in the eastern part of Te Moana-a-Toitehuatahi, says raids on 15 homes led to 22 arrests but also adversely affected 37 mokopuna.

Police have warned of potential traffic disruption from a gang-related funeral in the Wellington area on Tuesday.

Advocates are concerned about police search powers that extend beyond homes of gang members

A 10-month police investigation into the eastern Bay of Planty Mongrel Mob managed to stop a drive-by shooting at a marae among other instances of serious violence before it culimi

Justice Mathew Downs set a trial date down for February 2026 and remanded him in custody.

Those charged include 17 gang officeholders, 10 patched members and 14 prospects.