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Black Power likely to buy back HQ
Black Power looks set to buy back a confiscated stronghold after the Government and Auckland City Council ruled out buying the property to keep it away from the gang.

P supplier just 'helping police'
An ex-pharmacist told court he'd been asked by police to keep selling cold medicine to "pill shoppers" to help their surveillance operation.

Black Power regains control of cannabis HQ
A Black Power stronghold seized by police when a $1.5 million drug ring was smashed is now back in the hands of the gang.

Red shirt story doesn't wash
A man who claimed his 4-year-old son was assaulted for wearing a red shirt associated with a rival gang may have concocted an elaborate lie, a court has heard.

Socialite charged over underworld revenge
Sydney's real underbelly has been further rocked by the arrest of part-time model and socialite Shayda Bastani on a charge of conspiring to kill .

One of world's most wanted has NZ link
A Canadian known to visit New Zealand is wanted for his involvement in the murder of 13 rival bikie gang members.

Owners of burned hotel had enforced no-patch rule
A bar owner reportedly doused in petrol before he escaped his burning hotel had previous run-ins with gang members, locals say.

Drug dealer hired as police officer
A constable was suspended on full pay for three years until he was found guilty of supplying methamphetamine just months before he applied for the job.

Drug baron ballads prove fatal for Mexican musicians
Mexican musicians who perform songs about drug barons have become the targets of rival drug gangs.

A catalyst for social change
Carol Hirschfeld talks frankly about what she hopes is life-changing programming at Maori TV.