Two Mongrel Mob leaders are being paid by the taxpayers to try to turn the country's gangs away from drugs and crime.

Second-generation Mongrel Mobster Layton Te Nahu is off the drug P and back with his family, thanks to a remarkable New Zealand story that involves the Prime Minister, the Salvation Army and a retired surgeon.

Slum tours can improve locals' lives, writes Karen Phelps.

A 70-year-old pharmacist jailed this week for his role in supplying gangs with pseudoephedrine still believes he was part of an undercover police operation.

A pharmacist has been jailed after supplying cold drugs he knew would be turned into P.

A man who spent three years infiltrating Auckland's crime networks has uncovered a drug trade on a staggering scale.

Police in Melbourne are preparing for revenge attacks after a gangland shooting yesterday.

Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples has lent his support to save a Black Power stronghold.

A police radio show telling Samoan parents who speak limited English about the dangers of youth gangs is working so well it may be extended.

A pillar of the community is facing a lengthy prison sentence after a judge dismissed a key part of his defence.

Steven Joyce scrapped a planned crackdown on professional car thieves despite support from the Justice Ministry and police.

Hells Angels is returning to court to challenge Whanganui's anti-gang patch bylaw.

Australia faces a major crackdown on drugs, gangs and street crime.