Police spent $75,300 policing one of the first large gang funerals after the Government’s gang patch ban came into effect late last year, a Mongrel Mob tangi in Napier. On December 14, 2024, more than ...

There will be a high police presence in Hawke’s Bay on Monday as they monitor the tangi of a senior Mongrel Mob member. More ...

Images of a second police officer posing in gang colours are being spread on social media just months after the government’s controversial gang patch ban came into force. The latest photos show ...

Last night Tamaki was saying that he doesn’t think they’ve gone far enough yet. And he challenged the Prime Minister to get ...

Police say they are "actively investigating" the actions of the group associated with Destiny Church who protested a children ...

Authorities made 18 arrests at the funeral procession for former Mongrel Mob Barbarian chapter President Angus Benson in December. More than 400 cars moved through Napier in one of the first large ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A ban on New Zealanders wearing or displaying symbols ... that two people were arrested hours after the law took effect for wearing gang “patches,” which are large ...

They said they would take "every opportunity" to enforce the law, including the ban on gang patches. Additional police staff from neighbouring districts will help with the operation. Police will be ...

A review of the council’s bylaw around cemeteries last year found an outright ban on gang insignia was likely to be controversial and could infringe on rights under the New Zealand Bill of ... bans ...

Hone Harawira says the Gang Patch law is an opportunity for members to reconnect with their hapori. Hone Harawira says the ...