Rising gang tensions blamed for jump in gun crime
There has been a 49 per cent increase in injuries recorded as a result of firearms.
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Gang members caught at Auckland border with $100,000 - and 'car boot-full of KFC'
The men, aged 23 and 30, will appear in court for breaching the Health Order.
Jarrod Gilbert: Prison doesn't usually offer hope. Why this unit is different
Imagine living in lockdown for six years and no tech. How would you adapt to life outside?
Focus: Operation Tauwhiro crackdown on organised crime, gangs
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster announced almost 1000 firearms and $5m in cash has been seized with 800 people arrested in Operation Tauwhiro. Video / Marty Melville
Police seize almost 1000 guns, $5m in organised crime crackdown
Operation Tauwhiro has been extended for a further six months, targeting organised crime.
Judge rejects Mob meth rehab programme as basis for reducing sentence
'One entity dominates the methamphetamine trade in Hawke's Bay ... the Mongrel Mob.'
Editorial: Ardern's Mob rehab funding signoff - how a $2.75m mistake was made
OPINION: We shouldn't fear giving money to the Mob. But the PM's eyes weren't 'wide open'.
Nearly $700k forfeited to the Crown following Mongrel Mob P probe
It follows a 2017 Police investigation into selling and supplying methamphetamine.
Gang members moved on from whitebaiting spot
Gang members have been trespassed from the best whitebaiting spot on the Grey River.
'This is our suburb': Residents fight for a say on transitional housing plan
Residents are mounting a fight to be notified about the Wylie Court consent process.
'They are genuine': Participants of Mongrel Mob-led rehab are getting clean
"When the change is coming from those guys themselves, it's really powerful."
Senior Mexican cartel member caught in sting for smuggling drugs to NZ
Meth sent to NZ part of global investigation into high-ranking member of dangerous cartel.
Crime in the City: Auckland's businesses implore Govt to act
Crime in Auckland's CBD has jumped and businesses are feeling the pinch.
Outlaw's leader's death: A year's wait for Napier murder trial
Two men charged with murder have been remanded for a trial next July.
Mongrel Mob member sentenced for threatening to kill National MP
Simeon Brown has clashed with the Waikato Mongrel Mob at select committee.
Mexican drug cartel threatens to kill TV anchor over 'unfair' coverage
Mexico's president has vowed to protect one of the country's best known anchors.
Teuila Fuatai: Debate over arming police misses the problem
OPINION: Getting to the root of violence must come first.
Jarrod Gilbert: Why we should have our fingerprints all over a gun register
Cars are registered, in the EU cows are registered, it's no big ask to register firearms.
Ōtāhuhu gang-related incident: One seriously injured
Police and emergency services have been called to Fort Richard Rd in Ōtāhuhu.
Gang tensions: Police investigate shooting of two Head Hunters
Gang members taken to hospital, innocent woman caught in crossfire of separate gang war.
Taking back the streets: Meet the South Aucklanders standing up to violence
Can chess clubs, barbecues and cultural dance save youth from gangs?
'Firearms, gangs and drugs': Meth and black market gun dealer sent to jail
Illegal firearms dealer Gordon Mark McRae was sentenced in Rotorua District Court today.
Revealed: Comancheros gang's special prison wing at Mt Eden
More than 30 members of the gang are being held in the remand prison's "Charlie" unit
Gangs of the Mainland: 'Prospect for violence real' as patch numbers surge in Canterbury
Gang numbers surging upward in NZ - and soon the South Island chapters could be warring.
Investigation into Simon Bridges' hospital gang brawl claim released
The district health board has released an explanation of what was captured on CCTV.
Gang war: Police urge gang leaders to hold peace talks
Police confirm 12 arsons, shootings in conflict between Rebels and King Cobra gangs.
King Cobras gang pair shot in South Auckland, refuse to talk to police
Police are investigating an alleged shooting in South Auckland last night.
Mexico suffers bloody fallout of cartel rivalry
Mexico's two strongest cartels are locked in a battle for control.
Jarrod Gilbert: The brutal gang battle you've never heard about
OPINION: On August 3, 1979, the small Northland town of Moerewa was a warzone.
Drive-by shootings, Molotov cocktails: Inside the Rebels, King Cobra war
Police have linked at least 15 fires and shootings in gang feud over contested territory.
Harry Tam 'not quite the butter wouldn't melt in your mouth guy' says Bridges
National Party rails against current government for funding gangs.
Act Party law and order proposal to 'require' good behaviour from gang members
Act's law and order discussion document focuses on gangs, police numbers, prison targets.
Northland's meth epidemic and the new approach making a difference
Drug experts call for a Northland initiative tackling meth use to be rolled out across NZ.
Act wants checks on gang members' benefits
Studies are split on the effectiveness of schemes similar to what Act is proposing.