'Urgent' gang laws, unused for decades, deemed a failure - research
Some of the introduced offences haven't been used in more than 20 years.
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Revealed: High-profile Oz gang member charged with assaulting woman before his death
Police charged 501 deportee with assault without formal statement from alleged victim.
Watch: Gun fired outside busy Hamilton shopping centre in broad daylight
Police are making inquiries to locate the people involved.
Man charged in relation to Wgtn shooting
The 21-year-old will appear in court this afternoon.
Gang member gets home detention for $8000 burglary
A gang member involved in an $8000 burglary has been given six months' home detention.
The P in paradise: Meth use doubled in lockdown, remains elevated
Drug abuse rose sharply and has stayed well above the historical average.
Service station and liquor store staff terrified by armed and disguised men
Man's childhood thefts of food and groceries escalated to aggravated robberies.
Killer Beez host 150-strong party after motorway chaos
The gang members were well behaved, said a motel manager.
Greed, drugs, denials and elaborate lifestyles: Head Hunters gang wife sentenced
The Head Hunters gang's plans to set up in Rotorua was thwarted when police busted them.
Judge tells drug-dealing mum she should have changed 'two daughters ago'
A drug dealer's request for a lighter sentence has failed with a Rotorua judge.
Gun-toting gang members a 'huge' concern, says judge
Mongrel Mob member jailed for 27 months for having firearms cut down to pistols.
Police issue infringement notices after Comancheros 'gang movements'
Notices have been issued for breaches of licence conditions and safety requirements.
Police 'monitoring' notorious gang's motorcycle run
Similar bikie gang runs have left motorists terrified.
'Big Poppa': Ōtara youth worker Allan Va'a remembered
South Aucklanders are honouring the life of dedicated youth worker Allan Va'a.
'Toxic' marriage blamed for wife's decision to help Comancheros husband store $1.8m in meth
Alvina Chalmers told authorities her new religion created pressure to obey her husband.
Patched Black Power members get green light for security work
Police and an employer objected, but the licensing authority said yes.
'Resounding success' or 'business as usual'? MPs clash over gang crackdown
Top cop defends the work of Operation Tauwhiro as more than just number of seized guns.
Head Hunters gang pad shot up, strip club shooting link suspected
Gun shots heard at notorious gang pad, believed to be retaliation for strip club shooting.
Kaikohe's local heroes look forward to the booming opportunities coming to town
Kaikohe community has bounced back from the recent gang violence, says community heroes.
Gangs crackdown: More than 30 arrests, firearms seized after raids on Mob, Black Power
Cash and weapons found in huge haul
Mike Hosking: This Govt's in denial over rising gang violence
OPINION: People don't feel safe and the blame lies with the Government.
'Oxygen thief': Senior Black Power member jailed over killing
Black Power member Wayne Reardon has been sentenced to five years' jail for manslaughter.
Shane Jones: Gang warfare on Kaikohe streets
Opinion: Former NZ First MP is sick of the rising gang problems and writes a prescription.
NZ's largest meth bust: Mercedes Benz G-Wagon no longer being sought by Police
The luxury vehicle that was subject to a restraining order is no longer being sought.
Police target millions of dollars in gang assets
Police say a gang member who lost $85,000 in seized assets this week was "small fry".
Police claim victory after gang member's assets seized
Two vehicles and $10,000 cash forfeited by Mongrel Mob leader.
Innocent drivers shot at by paranoid meth-user
Methed-up and paranoid, man shoots at innocent drivers on Napier-Taupo road
Mob captain loses appeal against sentence for attack on Waimarama man
Terrance Jordan Berryman loses his appeal against jail sentence after "cowardly" attack.
Wanted: Global manhunt for NZ gangster on the run
Image of fugitive Shane Ngakuru published for the first time.
How Golden Triangle superlabs and Kiwi gangs are getting meth on NZ streets at record levels
New smuggling routes and methods uncovered in Herald on Sunday probe.
Bay Police are monitoring a large Black Power gathering in Ngongotahā
There are a number of police staff present.
Mafia-like tactics: How a gang's drug empire came crashing down
Big business: The inside story on the inner workings of a major organised drug operation
Gang warfare: Child run down by Crips member in act of 'vengeance'
A Crips affiliate drove into a group of Mongrel Mob members, running down a child.
Alleged Hells Angels member pleads not guilty to murder of gang prospect
Andrew Tovia Fepuleai surrendered peacefully after an hours-long Boxing Day standoff.