Young Samoan gang members sent back to their home country from New Zealand in a bid to straighten them out, are instead starting gangs there.

The "most feared gang in the world" is "sacrificing" underage girls say US police.

In a shocking new development, a rhino has been slaughtered at a French zoo for its horn.

Remains discovered in a Fairfax County park are linked to a wave of MS-13 violence.

She had a bullet hole in her head, and another in her chest, both of which appeared to have been fired at close range.

Want to know what patched gangs do for fun? This is it, writes sociologist Jarrod Gilbert.

Methamphetamine is the biggest driver of crime in 11 of the 12 police districts.

A US tattoo parlour has chosen to cover up gang-related tattoos for free.

Labour, Greens, Maori Party add weight to call for inquiry into claims of abuse of children in state care.

Keeping young people from a life of crime involves education and housing as well as police, Bill English tells Auckland crowd.

New Zealand's most notorious gang the Mongrel Mob is on a violent collision course with Australian outlaw bikie clubs after invading the Northern Territory.

COMMENT: I admit to appreciating the aesthetic of the punch that collected Spencer, but I recognise that as a guilty pleasure that mustn't be nurtured.

COMMENT: Stuart Nash is right. That gangs continue to thrive in this country is - as he says - "totally unacceptable", writes Rachel Smalley.

COMMENT: Your columnist has a soft spot for those born into less blessed homes and difficult circumstances. But not for gang members.

"Pop, pop, pop": A witness to an extraordinary gang clash on the streets of Whakatane has described how frightened motorists ran for their lives.

Police appeal for film of a funeral procession after shots were fired during a gang clash in Whakatane yesterday.

Police arrested multiple people after shots were fired at a Mongrel Mob member Tahu Kingi's funeral procession going from Kawerau to Whakatane.

A brawl between two rival gangs involving weapons broke out during a funeral procession in Whakatane yesterday.

A tourist strayed into a notorious slum in Rio de Janeiro and was shot dead by drug traffickers.

Jamie Pink has pleaded not guilty to charges of possessing weapons.

Patched members and associates of the Head Hunters gang arrested in a series of armed raids across Christchurch this morning have appeared in court.

Armed bikies are posing for pictures in suburban streets as fears grow that a turf war will erupt between rival gangs staking a claim to the Gold Coast.

Waitemata Police have stopped prosecuting small-time P dealers. Does the Government agree?

NZ has the fourth-highest rate of child deaths from assault in the OECD. Simon Collins visited three communities to look for the root causes.

Musician Tigilau Ness won this year's Vodafone NZ Music Awards roots reggae award. The 61-year-old father of singer Che Fu is a political activist.

Veterans of two Hawke's Bay gangs will bike alongside each other in the fight against domestic violence in the White Ribbon Ride which

The jury returned its verdicts yesterday in the trial of two men accused of murdering Craig Rippon. In the High Court at Whanganui

A review of volunteers in New Zealand prisons has found two were active gang members - one of whom had a conviction for making P.

Crime is on the up in New Zealand, with latest figures showing an increase in burglaries, assaults, abductions and sex offences over the last year.

An epidemic of methamphetamine is ripping communities apart - but the fightback has begun.