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.

Members of the Tribesmen gang have been targeted in the first ever bust by the Organised and Financial Crime Agency 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.

People wanting to buy cold and flu tablets with pseudoephedrine will need a prescription from their doctor.

Tighter restrictions on the sale of over-the-counter cold and flu tablets containing pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient in P, are on the way.

Police have not ruled out a gang connection after the suspicious death of a Waikato teenager yesterday.

One of Auckland's poshest hotels has turfed out a high-profile socialite, saying her erratic behaviour has scared guests and staff.