The mother of a teenage Napier girl murdered almost 26 years ago doubts the killer still behind bars will ever give up the gang scene in which the tragedy happened.

Moerewa is facing up to the gang rivalries that over recent weeks have been credited with a drive-by shooting, a stabbing and the torching of cars, but not by isolating those believed to be responsible.

A Mongrel Mob member who used a hunting knife on a rival gang member early last year has been jailed for three years and eight months.

Analysts of the murky Russian underworld say a number of different groupings could be behind the audacious daylight shooting of a Russian mafia boss in central Moscow.

The wedding was a joyful affair, with 300 guests, traditional Serbian dancing and two dozen motorbikes bedecked with red, white and blue streamers.

A gang member accused of attempted murder after firing into a group of people made an "urgent decision" because he felt his life was under threat, a court has heard.

A new school in one of the poorest parts of New Zealand wants government help to keep gangs outside its gates.

A law change to ban gang patches in schools and police stations could be too broad and capture people who are innocently wearing gang colours, MPs have been told.

Police officers who crossed a legal line to pursue gang members are the focus of an internal investigation which could lead to criminal charges.

A senior Hells Angel has had a drug charge dropped as the fallout from the fake police prosecution of an undercover officer continues.

A home invasion by a patched Mongrel Mob gang member ended in a dramatic arrest in Hawkes Bay suburb yesterday, police say.

Police have confirmed that gang members have tried to join the police force but they could not say how many had been intercepted during the recruitment stage.

Two Mongrel Mob members have been sentenced to a combined 21 years in prison for a pack rape in which they "preyed upon" a drunk 21-year-old woman.

A gang leader claimed his fleet of fast cars was partially paid for by his success as a professional gigolo rather than his drug enterprise.