Stolen credit card details of tens of thousands of New Zealanders may be in the hands of a Russian or Albanian gang, an investigation suggests.

A senior judge has vowed to crack down on a violent crime wave, which he says is sometimes "little more than sheer sadism".

Jurors in a murder trial were not told the 'principal offender' was a member of the Head Hunters gang with more than 50 convictions.

Many young Pacific offenders in South Auckland are "chameleons" who attend church after committing a crime

The special police unit is being set up to seize criminal assets and will have a hit list to work on, Police Minister Judith Collins revealed today.

Pita Sharples is defending a $6000 meeting he held with gang leaders, describing it as 'quiet diplomacy'.

A mother turned her own son away from a tangi in Murupara yesterday, helping to enforce a gang regalia ban on marae.