South Auckland turf wars: Is there an end in sight for Ōtara's gang problem?
The bloody cycle will continue unless major interventions are made, community leaders say.
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Armed and ready: Canterbury cops react to gang friction
A general arming order has been made in Canterbury as gang tension threatens to escalate.
Teen freed from jail after brutal assault so he can avoid gangs
Judge rules teen needs to be steered away from gang life after only three months in jail.
Former lawyer and 'architect' of gang's money laundering scheme denied parole
Andrew Simpson had been a 'significant player' in the operation.
Gang shooting: Charges against woman dismissed
The shooting in Kaiapoi left the son of a Mongrel Mob leader seriously injured.
Sydney gang feud: Former Kiwi gunned down six years after his brother was slain
Amar Kettule's younger brother Dyllan was shot in eerily similar circumstances.
Violent Wellington park robbery: Gang members accused of daylight heist
One of the victims needed surgery for injuries they sustained.
Recruits in 'limbo': Police halt training despite rise in gun crime
Police have deferred training new cops, despite a rise in gun violence and gang activity.
Gang land: Garden City simmers with rising gang tension
Trouble has been brewing in Christchurch with new gangs setting up in town.
Gang shooting: Trio in court after Mongrel Mob leader's son shot
A group of men have appeared in court charged in relation to a gang shooting in Kaiapoi
Gang shooting: Mongrel Mob leader's son critically injured
Police said one of the parties involved had gang connections.
Homicide victim helped convict a killer 15 years ago; third person charged
Kane Wayman was dropped at hospital early on New Year's Day but died soon after.
Man and woman arrested in Chch homicide investigation, victim named
Police have arrested two people in relation to the homicide; they are due in court today.
Inside New Zealand's changing gang scene - from Aussie imports to lives of luxury
From the gangster living in paradise to the extraordinary shipping container heist.
Corruption threat: Gang films police recruit taking drugs
Officers feared incriminating footage would be used by the gang as leverage for favours.
NZ gangs recruit 13% more people this year, police data shows
Up to 900 people joined a gang this year, and there are now at least 7000 gang members.
Gang funeral: Police charge motorists, seize cars over dangerous funeral procession
Police said more than 250 vehicles took part in the huge funeral procession last month.
Drugs, cash and 21 guns seized, 7 arrested in gang busts
Some firearms were loaded and the recovery of guns is a 'huge relief', police say.
Gang founders deported: Australia sends brothers back to NZ
Two powerful bikie gang leaders are in custody and will be deported back to New Zealand.
Russian 'computer genius' with $140m in NZ convicted of money laundering
Russian cleared of ransomware extortion in France but jailed for Bitcoin money laundering.
Mongrel Mob divided on blame for violence
The Mongrel Mob is divided over a recent claim to the Waitangi Tribunal.
The inside story of how police took down the Comanchero gang
Exclusive book extract on how detectives investigated the Comancheros motorcycle gang.
Death threats and a pandemic: Inside Mongrel Mob women's chapter's first year
The leader of New Zealand's first ever women's gang chapter speaks about their first year.
Women's Mongrel Mob file first ever all-female gang chapter Treaty of Waitangi claim
Effects on women and children have led to too much harm and death.
Operation Nova: Comancheros drug runner jailed
Judge: After his deportation Connor Clausen was driven to the Comancheros for friendship.
The region where gang membership has almost doubled in four years
Gang sizes and the offences members are identified as being behind has nearly doubled.
Gun charges after wild night at strip club
'Dangerous act' and gun charges after late-night Karangahape Rd strip-club chaos.
Youth brawl, disorder reported in suburb
Contrary to witness reports, police did not believe the incident was gang-related.
Kerre McIvor: The bloody truth - NZ's gun reforms haven't worked
OPINION: Despite the best intentions, since reforms were made, gun violence has worsened.
Revealed: Man wanted on cocaine conspiracy is 'insidious fraudster'
'Predatory, insidious, recidivist and amoral'. Now the DEA wants the 62-year-old from NZ.
The Head Hunters and the vacant neighbourhood home: Inside NZ's biggest meth lab
Exclusive extract from Herald reporter's book on the evolution of organised crime in NZ.
The rise of gangs, drugs and guns in Auckland: 355 people shot
Surging gun violence is being blamed on gang warfare, drugs and organised crime.
Police raid on Mongrel Mob seizes firearms, drugs, stolen Harley-Davidson
Police raid leads to two arrests.
Senior gang leaders arrested in police op: Drugs, guns, cash seized
Twelve people have been arrested today, aged between 20 and 42.