A US tattoo parlour has chosen to cover up gang-related tattoos for free.

Labour, Greens, Maori Party add weight to call for inquiry into claims of abuse of children in state care.

In Papakura, in Auckland's south, crime and gangs are a regular feature of many students' lives and can affect their education.

Guests at a wild party in an Airbnb rental were jumping fences and hiding in backyards to get away from a weapon-yielding gang that gatecrashed.

Keeping young people from a life of crime involves education and housing as well as police, Bill English tells Auckland crowd.

New Zealand's most notorious gang the Mongrel Mob is on a violent collision course with Australian outlaw bikie clubs after invading the Northern Territory.

COMMENT: I admit to appreciating the aesthetic of the punch that collected Spencer, but I recognise that as a guilty pleasure that mustn't be nurtured.

COMMENT: Stuart Nash is right. That gangs continue to thrive in this country is - as he says - "totally unacceptable", writes Rachel Smalley.

COMMENT: Your columnist has a soft spot for those born into less blessed homes and difficult circumstances. But not for gang members.

Police arrested multiple people after shots were fired at a Mongrel Mob member Tahu Kingi's funeral procession going from Kawerau to Whakatane.

A brawl between two rival gangs involving weapons broke out during a funeral procession in Whakatane yesterday.

Wanted man dodges police after removing electronic monitoring bracelet.

When Bailee Wilson-Yates was a child, her mother yanked her out of bed in the night, and they escaped their violent home.

A tourist strayed into a notorious slum in Rio de Janeiro and was shot dead by drug traffickers.

Jamie Pink has pleaded not guilty to charges of possessing weapons.

Patched members and associates of the Head Hunters gang arrested in a series of armed raids across Christchurch this morning have appeared in court.

Armed bikies are posing for pictures in suburban streets as fears grow that a turf war will erupt between rival gangs staking a claim to the Gold Coast.

Waitemata Police have stopped prosecuting small-time P dealers. Does the Government agree?

Veterans of two Hawke's Bay gangs will bike alongside each other in the fight against domestic violence in the White Ribbon Ride which

The jury returned its verdicts yesterday in the trial of two men accused of murdering Craig Rippon. In the High Court at Whanganui

A review of volunteers in New Zealand prisons has found two were active gang members - one of whom had a conviction for making P.

Crime is on the up in New Zealand, with latest figures showing an increase in burglaries, assaults, abductions and sex offences over the last year.

An epidemic of methamphetamine is ripping communities apart - but the fightback has begun.

Footage has emerged online of Tribal Huk members yelling for P dealers to leave Ngaruawahia.

Murder accused documented his neighbours' movements and took photos and videos as part of a plan to get them evicted.

The streets are 'eerily quiet', but the success of gang Tribal Huk's ultimatum is in dispute.

The Tribal Huk gang leader who claims to have rid Ngaruawahia of P dealers has the bullet holes to prove it wasn't an easy fight.

The Government's $15 million worth of anti-drug initiatives is welcomed in the Bay of Plenty, where meth use is on the rise, but some

Police have named the man who died yesterday morning after he was taken in a critical condition to Whangarei's St John station in a dash to get him medical help.

Young people in state care will soon have a right to stay in or return to care until they turn 21.