Six charged over fatal gang brawl

Six people have now been charged over the Black Power brawl in which a gang member died.

Two people appeared in Napier District Court yesterday and were remanded in custody until August 24.

A 19-year-old man was jointly charged with murder while a 17-year-old woman has been charged with being an accessory to murder.

Four men have now been charged with the murder of Anton Newcomb, 32, and two females charged with being an accessory after the fact.

The Black Power member died in a clash a week ago.

Mr Newcomb was buried at Taruheru cemetery in Gisborne yesterday after his tangi at Mangatu marae, about 40km northwest of Gisborne.

Police escorted the funeral contingent from the marae to the cemetery on the outskirts of Gisborne and set up checkpoints on all of the surrounding roads.

Following the funeral, about 70 patched Black Power members returned to the scene of Mr Newcomb's murder on Peel Street for a brief memorial service on the footpath.

- nzpa