Gang members arrested after father shot with speargun in front of children
The victim was left in critical condition.
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Police will remain at gang funerals if illegal behaviour occurring, minister says
Fourteen people were arrested and multiple firearms were seized during yesterday's tangi.
Extra police called in to monitor gang gathering in Nelson
Officers from the Tasman and Canterbury districts will descend on Nelson for the event.
Gang funerals: 'Totally unacceptable' for police to set up checkpoint outside cemetery, kuia says
A kuia confronted police monitoring a Mongrel Mob tangi in Bay of Plenty.
Tauranga gang funerals: Police make 14 arrests and seize guns, vehicles
At one point, police were confronted by a kuia who criticised them for parking too close.
Gang member swaps patch for socks while in court for sporting insignia
People wearing insignia from at least six different gangs are currently before the courts.
Bailed teen gang shooter on the run after cutting off monitoring bracelet
The teen shot at rival gang vehicles a busy Rotorua intersection in the middle of the day.
Gang member walks into police station wearing Mongrel Mob cap
Police enforce the Gang Act, arresting members for displaying insignia and other offences.
'Gratuitous violence': Man jailed after stabbing rival gang members
Marty Te Rangi says he is remorseful and wants to become a better person.
Luxon claims to have curbed gang membership under his leadership
But is the Government playing 'fast and loose' with the numbers?
Editorial: Ok for cops to walk in a Rainbow Parade, but not the Toitū Te Tiriti hīkoi?
OPINION: Mark Mitchell's hardline approach is great for headlines but not practical.
Cop posing with gang patch may bring police into disrepute - employment lawyer
Legislation banning the display of patches in public came into effect last week.
Gang patch law: Police seize shirt from man who took person to hospital after crash
Police tracked man to a local hospital.
Watch: 'Letting his colleagues down' - Police Minister on cop caught posing in gang patch
The police officer wore the gang patch vest over his police uniform.
Gang patch ban: Police continue seizure of paraphernalia
A patched Black Power member was arrested wearing a Nomads cap on Cuba Mall in Wellington.
Tensions on relationships between 'grumpy' gangsters and community police due to patch ban
The new law will be hard for Northland's sole-charge officers, Police Association says.
Dangerous Black Power member flees police: Sponge round fired during chase
Police appeal for information as to the whereabouts of Black Power member Toa Pitman.
Wairoa arrests but no gang patch issues yet in Gisborne
A Mongrel Mob hat and T-shirt have been seized in Wairoa, with two people arrested.
Watch: Gang president's patch seized under new insignia ban
Armed police stood guard as the patched members were led out in handcuffs.
NZ Police Armed Offenders Squad seen outside the Head Hunters pad in West Auckland
Members of the NZ Police Armed Offenders Squad were seen outside the Head Hunters pad in West Auckland on View Rd in Henderson. Video / NZME
Fears of ‘more dead Māori kids’ if police are routinely armed
Lobby group calls out new Police Commissioner over arming his officers.
'Reduce the fear': Police make 'handful' of arrests and seizures on day one of gang patch ban
Police have reported fewer patches in areas they might typically expect to see them.
Gang members warn of potential violence as new patch laws enforced
'I can't see this lasting unless they have a budget to lock fullas up in jail.'
Day one of gang patch ban: Police reveal how crackdown's going so far
'I suspect there will be more to come.'
'Stay calm': Lifetime gang member reacts after man faces prosecution under new law
Gang patches can no longer be worn in public.
Mongrel Mob member claims to successfully flout new gang patch ban
Cherie Kurarangi has a brief encounter with cops.
Police practice and culture comes under the microscope in major study
Māori continue to be over-represented in use-of-force incidents.
Gang patch ban and NZ’s new top cop | NZ Herald News Update
The justice minister hopes the gang patch ban will eventually cut down on overall crime, new top cop says he's open to looking into bodycams for the country's police officers.
Editorial: Ball firmly in gangs’ court as patch ban comes into force
Police have spent months engaging with gangs in the hope they'll abide by the new law.
Our next Police Commissioner reveals his top priorities
Richard Chambers said it was an 'absolute honour' to lead the police.
Bodies burned after Haiti police, civilians kill 28 alleged gang members
The bodies had tyres piled atop of them and were set alight.
One region expected to be real test for gang-patch ban
'The younger ones are quite likely to be more militant about it.'
Denis O'Reilly: Ironic the gang patch laws come days after PM's Abuse in Care apology
OPINION: A lifetime Black Power member on the new law, which takes effect tomorrow.
Mark Mitchell: My commitment to making New Zealanders feel safer in Aotearoa
OPINION: The Police Minister on why these new gang patch laws will make us safer.