Police say organised ‘fight nights’ between rival gangs are not the answer to preventing arrests and unnecessary deaths.
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Rival gangs agree to settle it in the ring
Gangs want to take the rivalry from the streets to the boxing ring to prevent arrest and unnecessary deaths. Leaders from several rival gangs met today in Otangarei to discuss the upcoming organised event in northland next month.
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Gang tensions spill over in Rotorua
A 27-year-old man will face firearms and disorder charges in the Rotorua District Court on Monday 24 April after gang tensions boiled over yesterday morning at the Saturday Kuirau Park Market. Police received calls at 10am as members of the public gave reports of shots being fired.
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Cherie Sweeney's fight for life
Cherie Sweeney fights for the rights of children. Now Cherie's fighting for her own life.
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Native Affairs- My bros are dying
Hastings Mongrel Mob President Rex Timu has filed a Waitangi Tribunal claim on behalf of his chapter calling the New Zealand Health system racist.
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Mongrel Mob turns to the law for help
The leader of the Hastings Mongrel Mob Rex Timu has banned methamphetamine from his chapter.
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Treating pounamu as a taonga
In the wake of the news the Mongrel Mob are using their insignia on pounamu, Francois Tumahai, Chairman, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae, says pounamu should always be treated as the taonga it is.
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Rebels MC arrests 'send a clear message'-Police
Police in Christchurch and Auckland have today arrested and charged five members of Rebels MC after a 10-month investigation which identified a number of offences. The men have been charged with more than 25 charges between them.
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Former gang leader fears innocent people will get hurt
Former gang leader says that it’s inevitable an innocent person will get caught up in gang violence. His comments come after five people were shot in a gang incident in Whāngarei last week. It’s the third gang shooting in Whangārei in four months, two of which were fatal.
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Police seek witnesses following Whakatāne gang incident
Police want to speak with anyone who may have film recordings of the gang funeral procession which travelled from Kawerau to Whakatāne on Tuesday afternoon.