'Gangs will not simply disappear': The folly of MPs' 'staunch' response
Concern about gang-related violence in New Zealand continues to be highly politicised.
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Christopher Luxon: Gangs shouldn't decide when to cease fire
OPINION: National would support the Government in doing something about the problem.
Focus: Gun scare sends Glenfield Mall into lockdown
Six young people playing with BB guns plunged Glenfield Mall into lockdown on Sunday, but co-owner Dallas Prendergast is just glad it was a false alarm. Video / NZ Herald
Sam Fakalago escorted by gang members on way to Auckland burial
King Cobras gang members escorting the body of Sam Fakalago, shot by police in Wellington last week, on his way to burial in Auckland. Video / George Block
Focus: Truce called between Killer Beez and Tribesmen
A truce has been called between rival gangs the Killer Beez and Tribesmen after a three-week blitz of shootings and suspicious fires. Manukau ward councillor Alf Filipaina is cautiously optimistic it will last. Video / Hayden Woodward / Brett Phibbs
Focus Morning Bulletin: 16 June, 2022
Gangs get together to put an end to drive-by shootings, ram raids see bollards in high demand and the Covid test requirement set to be scrapped in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Truce called between Killer Beez and Tribesmen to cool Auckland gang war
Peace talks between Tribesmen and Killer Beez leads to temporary truce in gang war.
Luxon wants to rein in gang promotion in social media
National also wants police powers to stop gang members gathering and wearing gang insignia
'I enjoy a challenge' - new Police Minister Chris Hipkins dispels workload concerns
Chris Hipkins admits ground to make up with police and 'more we can do around gangs'.
Plea from residents: 'Stop destroying Ōtara'
"We need spiritual weapons, the greatest being prayer."
Mob wahine opens whare to struggling māmā and tamariki
'Every single person in NZ knows somebody who knows somebody who's a gang member.'
Focus Morning Bulletin: 13 June, 2022
Why National’s gang plan could be easier said than done, we brace for more wild weather and what was on Australia’s agenda in a meeting with China in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Behind the bullets: Long-running feud fuelling current gang tensions
OPINION: Jarrod Gilbert on Auckland gang violence.
National's gang-busting social media policy nearly impossible to police - expert
National's proposal to ban gang insignia from social media 'error-prone', expert warns.
Drive-by shootings trigger Nats' gang banning order policy
Drive-bys are planned, so stop gangsters from meeting up, Mark Mitchell says.
Gary Brown: Ideas aplenty to kickstart the city
OPINION: "Each quadrant - north, east, west, and south - can focus on its strengths."
Ted Johnston: A competent and effective council with a wise leader
OPINION: "Rules, statutes and regulations are my domain, and I will use them."
National says it will ban gang patches in public, empower cops to split gatherings
The law and order policy was announced as gang violence is in the headlines.
Auckland shootings: Man arrested after car shot at in Māngere Bridge
Police were called to shootings in Māngere Bridge, Favona, Massey and Ōtara yesterday.
Steve Braunias: The secret diary of gang warfare
OPINION: What to do about the gangs.
National wants to disrupt gangs from the inside with non-consorting laws
Leader Christopher Luxon is set to announce National's gang policy today in Auckland.
Manslaughter charge admitted over King Cobras killing
King Cobras member was fatally shot over a drug debt dispute in 2018.
'All gangstas welcome': Associates of man killed by police welcomed to farewell him with 'no dramas'
"For anybody that wana show up, no dramas only alofa."
Focus: The rise of gang tensions and drive-by shootings
Gang tensions and drive-by shootings: How did it all begin and where to from here? Video / NZ Herald / Brett Phibbs / Hayden Woodward
Focus Morning Bulletin: 9 June, 2022
A fortnight of fear in Auckland as drive-by shootings continue, how many inmates have escaped our prisons and New Zealand keeps Covid surveillance at the border in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Fortnight of fear: 23 drive-by shootings in Auckland in just two weeks
Police Minister Poto Williams has revealed the scale of the gang feud in Auckland.
Nelson police arrest group of men after gang-related raids
A group of men facing serious charges after police raids in Nelson.
The feud driving Auckland's war between the Killer Beez and Tribesmen gangs
"There is a deep hatred between these two groups."
Spotlight on King Cobras as gang associate shot dead by police
Firearms and violence are a frequent feature of offending committed by King Cobras.
Gang shootings: Luxon calls for Police Minister Poto Williams to be replaced
Former Police negotiator says NZ doesn't need more laws, it needs more resources.
Focus: Christopher Luxon reveals how National would tackle gangs
National Party leader Christopher Luxon reveals how the National Party would tackle the surge in gang crime. Video / Mark Mitchell
Drive-by shooting in Clover Park
Bullet holes in front window of Clover Park house. Video / Hayden Woodward
'Dismantle gangs from inside': City shootings spur call for Oz gang laws in NZ; PM responds
Opposition parties eye tough measures already working in most Australian states.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 7 March, 2022
More gang fuelled shootings overnight, Doordash service arrives in NZ and Boris Johnson facing vote of no-confidence in the latest New Zealand Herald Headlines. Video / NZ Herald