We may never know why teenage gang member Mohammed Hussain was in rival territory after dark on 1 April last year - even with armed back-up waiting close by in the car.

Lorne St doesn't really come alive until after midday. There are some coffee joints and a nail bar or two, and an art gallery.

A man who died during a visit to his parents' grave on Mother's Day was a former soldier, truck driver, father of four - and one of the original King Cobras gang members.

Police are willing to enter talks with the two biggest gangs in the country about turning their backs on crime as Black Power and Mongrel Mob leaders meet to broker a peace plan.

Two Dunedin gangs - once at war - have come together to ask Dunedin's council to give them a contract mowing the city's grass.

Detectives investigating an alleged drug ring led by senior Head Hunter gang members have released a list of aliases believed to be used by the group.

Dozens of fake driving licences and a false passport were allegedly used by a drug ring to hide luxury cars, millions of dollars in cash, firearms and property.

If there is a Business Roundtable of crime in New Zealand, the Head Hunters are it.

Australia's war on bikies has crossed the Nullarbor with the establishment of another federal strike team in Western Australia.

Massive corruption involving union officials, businesses, organised crime figures and bikies has been alleged in the Australian construction industry.

'The gang scene throughout NZ is on an upswing,' warns a gang expert who also says bikie groups are expanding into areas of the country they've not been before.

Secret networks of Freemasons have been used by organised crime gangs to corrupt the criminal justice system, according to a bombshell Metropolitan Police report.

A teenage girl’s glasses saved her life when they incredibly deflected a bullet that would have hit her in the head in a US drive-by shooting.

A man who strangled his partner in the back of a van near Nelson while her 5-year-old daughter sat in the front seat has been sentenced to at least 15 years in prison.

A policeman sitting in his car with his family warned a gang member not to do anything stupid moments before being punched in the head.

The Queensland Government's plan to lock up criminal bikies in a super jail could lead to more crime, critics warn.

Australia is getting fed up with the increasing power and boldness of biker gangs, writes Greg Ansley

Former gang member-turned-youth mentor wants to help his community as a councillor.

A convicted murderer and gang member is on the run from police, and is doing everything he can to avoid returning to prison.

A bill banning gang insignia in places owned by the Crown or local authorities has passed into law tonight.

Gang members wearing patches or official colours in public spaces such as schools and swimming pools.

A Mongrel Mob gang member who ran down and killed a police officer in a stolen car has been denied parole.