Mongrel Mob member fined under patch law

A Mongrel Mob member was today fined $500 and had his insignia confiscated under Wanganui's new gang patch bylaw.

Peter Randal Nahona, 45, was one of the first people to be charged under the district's new bylaw which came into effect last week.

He pleaded guilty in Wanganui District Court today to wearing a hat and a sweatshirt bearing Mongrel Mob insignia.

Three other men - a Tribesman gang member, a Mongrel Mob member and a Hells Angel member - were remanded on bail to reappear later this month on similar charges.

- NZPA