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Mayor hails first day of patch ban

Wanganui mayor Michael Laws says his council's ban on gang patches has been a success.

First arrest for wearing gang patches made in Wanganui

A 21-year-old man is the first person in Wanganui to be arrested for wearing gang patches.

Authorities clash over enforcing gang patch ban

Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws says gang members who wear gang patches in protest today will be arrested.

Police ready for protests, will enforce patch ban

Wanganui police will enforce a new ban on gang patches with a "commonsense approach", but say patches are not welcome.

Wanganui bans gang patches

Boy dies after Aussie school brawl

A 15-year-old is beaten to death during a lunchtime dispute over school seats.

Debtor site run by ex-convict

The man behind a new website that names and shames bad debtors has been revealed as a convicted money launderer.

Mafia suspected of sewage dump in Blue Grotto

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