Gangs
Gangs unite to speak up on abuse in care
The Detail talks to two of the people who helped bring gang members together to share their stories at the abuse in care inquiry.
AudioClaims and counter-claims on post-cyclone crime spike
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
Claims and counter-claims on post-cyclone crime spike
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…
AudioMediawatch for 27 November 2022
COP 27 climate coverage cop outs; blowing the whistle on 'normalised' corruption in world sport; relapse reports upset gang-based rehab programme. Audio
Gisborne community unites to stop gang warfare
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.
…15 Moana Maniapoto & Hikurangi Jackson | Ganglands
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
New Zealand gangsters forging global networks - Customs warns
New Zealand Customs says local gangs are exploiting global networks and a security expert is warning authorities should pay heed to the warning.
Australian gang expert warns of an influx of 501 deportees
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
Police Minister Hipkins will watch stats to check progress
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
Reported truce between Killer Beez, Tribesmen gangs 'incredibly tricky'
A reported truce between the Killer Beez and Tribesmen is considered an 'incredibly tricky' achievement.
In the past month, tense turf wards in Auckland and Northland have boiled over to gun violence… Audio
The Panel with Dr Ella Henry and Mark Knoff Thomas
Wallace and Panellists Dr Ella Henry and Mark Knoff-Thomas hear from Papakura resident Ngapera Pinga about the fear in her community following the spate of shootings in Auckland in the past month… Audio
Government looking at options to crack down on gang crime
Politicians have put gangs back in their crosshairs - promising tough action to crack down on crime - as rival gangs face off in Auckland. National has floated anti-gang laws like those seen in… Audio
The Panel with Mark Sainsbury and Catherine Robertson (Pt 1)
Wallace Chapman and panellists Mark Sainsbury and Catherine Robertson discuss how anti-gang laws, similar to those in Australia, would work New Zealand with Queensland University of Technology… Audio
Pakuranga AOS callout leaves residents shaken
This afternoon's shooting outside Papakura District Court followed a major police operation in Pakuranga last night. The two incidents are the latest in over a dozen gang-related shootings, arsons and… Video, Audio
Witnesses react to shooting in Papakura
The south Auckland suburb of Papakura was rocked by a shooting this afternoon... right outside its the district court, next to the police station. The incident unfolded just before one-o-clock, and… Audio
Auckland flatmates shot at while eating dinner
A group of Auckland flatmates are lucky to be alive tonight after a gunman opened fire on their home as they ate dinner. One of the men has described seconds of terror as bullets whizzed over his head… Video, Audio
Former drug dealer says gangs must be outlawed
A former drug dealer, who's spent half his life in prison, says gangs are a scourge and must be outlawed. Rotorua based Bill McFarlane once ran a large methamphetamine operation in the Bay of Plenty… Audio
Warning from history in ‘gang warfare’ panics
Recent reports about gangs and an upswing in gun crime echo a similar panic 25 years ago which prompted a political backlash and hasty changes in the law. A new report looking back at that says most… Audio
Warning from history in ‘gang warfare’ panics
Recent reports about gangs and an upswing in gun crime echo a similar panic 25 years ago which prompted a political backlash and hasty changes in the law. A new report looking back at that says most…
AudioMediawatch for 8 May 2022
Headlines about youth crime surging and ramraids distort true picture; a warning from history over gangs-and-guns coverage; top TV cop show back after racial stereotyping review. Audio
