Joseph Los'e is the New Zealand Herald's Kaupapa Māori Editor.
Ko Taupiri te maunga Ko Waikato te awa Ko Ngāti Maniapoto, ko Tainui, ko Ngāti Tonga nga Iwi Ko Te Kotahitanga, ko Nehenehenui ngā marae Ko Wahanui te tipuna Ko Tavake Los’e rāua ko Kuini Cribb ōku mātua Ko Joseph Los’e tōku ingoa Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa
'No tolerance': Police brace for gang influx at Mob boss funeral after untimely death
The Mongrel Mob are off to Napier for Angus Benson's tangi as police ensure public safety.
Mongrel Mob member claims to successfully flout new gang patch ban
Cherie Kurarangi has a brief encounter with cops.
Defence force bomb squad defuses situation at Hawke's Bay Prison
Police and the Defence Force called out over 'device' in empty vehicle.
'Nasty and ugly': Mob boss involved in Wairoa gang brawl says both sides wanted a fight
Bronson Edwards says there are no winners in gang wars.
Brian Tamaki cancels drag queen event created by ex-Destiny Church member
Tamaki's team will put pressure on Hastings and Gisborne libraries to follow Rotorua.
Woman supports teen who stole and wrecked her uninsured car
'Her family was worried that I was gonna react badly, being from a gang whānau.'
Millionaire who donated plane to Act revealed in Te Pāti Māori complaint
Te Pāti Māori asks Electoral Commission to investigate donation to Act by rich lister.
Labour names former East Coast Rugby CEO as Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidate
Cushla Tangaere-Manuel will go up against Meka Whaitiri.
'We are not a gang neighbourhood': Community hits back at Corrections report
A Flaxmere community is angered by Corrections' description of their neighbourhood.
Community advocates say $9K spent on census hui was money well spent
The $9000 spent on four census hui with gangs was money well spent.
Tama Potaka: There were only 3 sports you could play — rugby, rugby or rugby
National's Tama Potaka likes to keep physically and mentally agile.
Labour members ask Jackson to stand against Whaitiri
Labour's Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate wants Jackson to oppose Whaitiri.
Census makes final push for Māori and Pasifika stragglers with Warriors tickets and kai vouchers
Thousands of notices have gone to Census defaulters warning of fines.
Meka Whaitiri unleashed: I left Labour because Labour left me
Meka Whaitiri explains why she walked out on Labour and into the arms of Te Pāti Māori.
Nana claims disabled child assaulted by gangster, but more shocked at lax police response
Nana upset at child's alleged assault but outraged at lackadaisical police response.
Councillor stands up for Mongrel Mob gang’s fence insignia near playground
Local councillor Maxine Boag defends Mongrel Mob signage.
Joseph Los'e: Whaitiri’s jump to Te Pāti Māori had been on the cards for years
Labour loses another safe Māori seat and control.
Ex-police minister Stuart Nash 'got what he deserved' - lifetime gang member
Lifetime gang member Dennis O'Reilly says sacking Stuart Nash was more than justified
Police still looking for a home detention woman who bolted during Cyclone Gabrielle
Corrections' electronic systems were tested during Cyclone Gabrielle.
Cyclone-hit Wairoa group takes to Te Matatini Eden Park stage with mud caked on legs
Te Matatini: Wairoa's kapa haka group brings emotion and aroha to town
Denis O'Reilly: 'Gangs have to be de-politicised - and good luck with that'
Black Power life member Dennis O'Reilly says gang numbers will continue to increase.
'I don't want your stinking money': Mum tells mobster who hurt her son
Mum of toddler sickened by gang member's $250 victim payment to her traumatised son.