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‘Unlawful activity will not be tolerated’: Police brace for gang funeral procession from Lower Hutt to Porirua

Police said any unlawful activity will not be tolerated.

How a gang member masterminded 200kg meth import from behind bars

Operation Brewer cracked encrypted phone messages to unravel the ingenious plot.

Police issue warning ahead of Tribesmen gang event

There will be an increased police presence around the Counties Manukau area.

Time for the Ōpōtiki community to claim back their town - Mark Mitchell

The Police Minister fully backs gang crackdown.

Te Pāti Māori claims police operation targeting Mongrel Mob was ‘terrorism’ with ‘racist agenda’

Mitchell said the police were 'extremely sensitive and careful'.

Police send Mongrel Mob a clear message

Investigation stopped a marae drive-by shooting in Ōpōtiki.

Police update on the Operation Highwater investigation

Superintendent Tim Anderson and Detective Superintendent Greg Williams discuss the Operation Highwater investigation into alleged drug dealing by the Mongrel Mob Barbarians.

Guns, drugs and gang violence: Major organised crime probe ends in seizures, arrests

ANALYSIS: Operation Highwater reminder of problem of gangs in NZ's small towns.

Major police probe prevents tangi shooting and attempted murder of rival gang member

Police seized illegal drugs and firearms and restrained assets worth $800k.

Mobster's tomahawk attack left bone fragments in man's elbow

The gang member has now failed in an appeal against his jail sentence.

Patched Head Hunter arrested after allegedly fleeing police 'well over' speed limit

The 45-year-old accused is facing charges of failing to stop and dangerous driving.

Overseas holidays, sunglasses, botox, cake: How a drug-dealer's wife laundered the cash

Court rejects appeal: "Ample evidence" Paula Toleafoa knew about husband's drug dealing.

House fire connected to gang-related shooting, police say

One person was taken to hospital with critical injuries.

Former Aussie Rules player writes book to help children with a parent in prison

My Dad’s Gone Away helps children navigate through the issues involved.

Gun crime rising in Auckland; majority of offences involve illegally owned firearms

Over 97% of gun-related offences involve illegally owned firearms.

'Life of nightmares': Crip jailed after terrifying bar robbery, prison escape and inmate stabbing

An employee of the bar had a pistol held to her head as she opened the cash-filled safe.

High Court ruling on Wayne Doyle sparks lengthy appeal process for Head Hunters

Longest running criminal proceeds case set to be re-litigated in Court of Appeal.

Parole Board deports Aiyaz Mohammed Musa Umarji after drug importation sentence

Aiyaz Mohammed Musa Umarji released by Parole Board after 14 months in prison.