Police have seized cash, cannabis, computers, one shotgun and twenty-two people in a nationwide raid on the Rebels Motorcycle Club.
Most of the arrested Rebels' members were caught by police in New Plymouth and Northland following months of planning.
Detective Inspector Chris Bensemann (Field Crime Manager, Central District) said today's raids were a major blow to the Rebels, who claim to be a family-friendly and law-abiding motorbike club.
"This makes a mockery of their statements that they're a family gang,'' Bensemann said.
"I think what this shows is that their presence in New Zealand is purely motivated by criminal offending and their involvement in the distribution of methamphetamine.''