Hawke's Bay police stop carrying arms as gang tensions settle
Napier mayor is prepared to reach out to gang leaders and try to resolve the issue.
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Arson and tit-for-tat revenge shootings in turf war between new Oz gang and Mongrel Mob.
Campaign training for new National candidates
National MPs, new candidates have descended upon Havelock North to discuss the election.
Armed police swarm Napier suburb to make arrest
A 49-year-old man was taken into custody without incident.
Dog bite ends dramatic Dunedin car chase
A Car chase between police and a Mongrel Mob member came to an end after a dog bite
Four men in court on cannabis charges relating to bust near Dargaville
Four men charged in relation to Northland cannabis bust appear in court.
'Parent's worst nightmare': Louise Nicholas' daughter's meth charges
The daughter of victim advocate Louise Nicholas is facing sentence for meth supply.
Hawke's Bay to get Rangatahi Court as fight to keep troubled teens out of gangs ramps up
Marae-based court will sit in April, a "significant" step to keeping teens out of gangs.
'You're dead': Threats, violence earn jail term
Former gang member threatened two people he believed "narked" on his mate.
How to stop the violence: Hawke's Bay iwi's plan to turn 'gang colours to hi-vis colours'
Māori leaders discuss solutions to gang problems in Hawke's Bay.
Kate Hawkesby: Time to call enough with rising gang violence
Comment: If not now, then when, is it time to act on increasingly public gang clashes?
NZ has a gang problem: Police Minister's blunt admission
He said the Government has done a lot to tackle the gang problem.
Police Minister Stuart Nash speaks to Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking after gangs were responsible for firearms incidents in both Ruatoria and Napier over the weekend
Police Minister Stuart Nash speaks to Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking after gangs were responsible for firearms incidents in both Ruatoria and Napier over the weekend. Audio / Newstalk ZB. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Bikie boss shot in the head on rural property in NSW
Man shot dead in his home in central NSW was Bandidos chapter president Shane De Britt.
Cat and mouse: NZ Customs and the never ending war on drugs at our border
As drug smuggling surges into NZ, we visit Customs to see how they try to thwart it
Gun buy-back: Criminals and gangs should be focus of police - sport shooting representative
Government rushed process and should have waited for inquiry to be completed - opinion.
Gun buy-back ends, police now on hunt for illegal firearms
Time's up: The gun buy-back scheme has ended, police will now prosecute law-breakers.
Corrupt Auckland cop revealed as organised crime mole
Intelligence and classified police material was leaked for large amounts of cash.
Comment: Importing police brutality
A NZ Strike Force Raptor won't improve safety. Ultimately police bullying affects us all.
Mob's mouthpiece calls on Govt not to further arm police
A 10,000-signature petition was presented, calling on the Govt not to further arm police.
Car-crash twist: Mongrel Mob drug book-keeper caught with meth after collision
Police find meth, cannabis, cash - and a significant notebook.
'Terrorised Māori for generations': Mongrel Mob boss hits back at National
"Any political party serious about tackling gang issues ... would first tackle poverty."
Rolls-Royce rip-off: Comancheros boss admits money laundering
Millions of dollars deposited into lawyer's trust account, fleet of luxury cars bought.
Soper: Simon Bridges goes gangbusters, takes 'tough on crime' to new level
COMMENT: The gangs are the easy target for politicians.
Gang mayhem in Napier: Shot fired at medical centre, man stabbed
Napier police are increasing their presence around the city after a day of gang violence.
Gang PR person says Bridges is trying to get votes
Gang PR person says Simon Bridges is stigmatising gangs through his politcal rhetoric.
Police arrest on-the-run Mongrel Mob gangster with large facial tattoo
Cody Keenan has "Mighty Mongrel Mob" tattooed in large letters across his face.
Frank Greenall: Gangs need pathways out
12 months out from the election National cranks up the hoary old spectre of the gangs.
Mongrel Mob's PR boost
She has no gang experience - but she's just signed up to do PR for the Mongrel Mob.
Focus: Mongrel Mob workshop in Hamilton
Senior Waikato Mongrel Mob member Mark Griffiths speaks about the hui the gang held in Hamilton. Video / Alan Gibson
Mongrel Mob and us: High-profile guests at convention
Mana Wahine - a women's group in the Mongrel Mob Kingdom - has organised the event.
'Very secure clubhouse': Former gang pad for sale for $260k
Property is advertised as a 'very secure clubhouse'.
Inside the Mob: How one gang chapter is trying to rid itself of meth
'It could ruin us. The last 36 years is just going to go down the drain.'
Claire Trevett: Is Bridges' tough-talk on benefit cheats and gangs all talk?
Much of National's policy is 2017 revisited and time-worn rhetoric.