Gangs

The House looks at two of the major bills this week: one walking back law on Maori wards, and one seeking new ways to show 'tough on gangs'. Audio

The government's pushing ahead with a law to ban gang patches and insignia in public places. Police will have the power to disperse gang members immediately and prevent them meeting up for seven days… Audio

Meth dealers in New Zealand are driving increasingly sophisticated and profitable operations, so much so that police now call them "criminal business entities".  Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

The new government is vowing to take a hard line with gang members, including those with tattoos showing gang affiliations. Audio

National's promised to crack down on gangs in its first hundred days in government. So what is that actually going to look like in a town like Opotiki where gang tensions are simmering to boiling… Audio

Police have been granted special powers to crack down on gangs in Ōpōtiki. They say recent shootings throughout the town are related to rising tensions between the Black Power and Mongrel Mob gangs… Audio

A new report on gangs pours cold water on claims a zero tolerance approach is the best way to deal with the problem. But National is rejecting that, pointing to Western Australia and Queensland's… Video, Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

A huge Mongrel Mob tangi in Ōpōtiki has thrown up some stark contrasts in the way different towns deal with gangs. Audio

More police have been brought in to the Bay of Plenty town of Ōpōtiki, with about 500 gang members in town. There are fears gang violence could erupt following the killing of prominent Mongrel Mob… Audio

The Detail talks to two of the people who helped bring gang members together to share their stories at the abuse in care inquiry. Audio

Media on the ground in cyclone-hit communities found road-blocks and local people reporting looting, theft and threats backed up with firearms. Meanwhile police and politicians insisted there was no… Audio

Community members in Gisborne are kicking off a grassroots movement to try to stop a surge in gang warfare.

There's been gunshots, house fires and extra police on guard in the city over recent weeks.

Disheartened by one-dimensional coverage of gangs in Pākehā media, Moana Maniapoto and Hikurangi Jackson set about delving into the issue themselves. The Whakaata Māori mother-son duo’s empathetic… Audio

Associate Professor Mark Lauchs from the Queensland University of Technology is a specialist on an organised crime, corruption, and outlaw motorcycle gangs. He's warning Aotearoa to brace for a flood… Audio

The new Police Minister acknowledges crime statistics will be a partial measure of whether he's making a difference in the job.

Chris Hipkins has taken over from Poto Williams who was moved on… Video, Audio