Denis O'reilly
Former gang member on first three months of the gang patch ban
A former gang member is pleasantly surprised by the behaviour during the first three months of the new gang patch ban. Life member of the Black Power and community advocate Denis O'Reilly spoke to… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 20 November 2024
In today's episode, 230 jobs are on the line at the Kinleith paper mill in Tokoroa; gang members prepare for the gang patch ban which comes into force at midnight, and Police prepare for the… Audio
Gangs will find patch ban loopholes - gang member
Gang members from different divisons showed up in large numbers at yesterday's hikoi wearing gang patches ahead of the ban which comes into effect from midnight tonight. Under the new law, gang… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 14 November 2024
On today’s episode, this time next week it will be illegal to display gang insignia in a public place, with new gang laws coming into place, the hīkoi mō te Tiriti sets off from Huntly on Thursday… Audio
Black power member and rehabilitation advocate on gang units
A lifetime Black Power member and gang rehabilitation advocate says the police's new gang units may do some good, if they are well managed. Denis O'Reily spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
National promises to cancel government contracts with gangs
A lifetime Black Power member says National's leader Christopher Luxon will come to regret going hard on gangs.
The National Party is promising to end all government contracts for gang programmes, if… Audio
Gang leaders try to keep the peace in Palmerston North
A lifetime member of Black Power says gang leaders in Palmerston North are trying to keep the peace in the wake of a gang-related death on Sunday.
Police arrested three men with gang links in… Audio
Former gang member on new asset seizure legislation
Well, as we've already heard this morning, the government says it is cracking down on "the harm caused by gangs and other organised criminal groups" by seizing some of their assets.
Denis O'Reilly, a… Audio
Community leaders hopeful gang arrests will reassure public
Community leaders in Bay of Plenty hope police raids targeting the Mongols motorbike gang will reassure the public they are safe after months of escalating tensions.
Ten people including the gang's… Audio
Coronavirus: Singling out gang breaches 'unhelpful' - advocate
The police say they will not tolerate breaches of the level three lockdown by gangs.
During the country's first weekend at Level 3 police received almost 700 reports of parties being held and took… Audio
Taradale residents told to dob in gang behaviour after massive brawl
Residents in Napier are being encouraged by police to dob in suspicious behaviour after three people were arrested following a massive brawl between 30-40 Mongrel Mob and Black Power gang members last… Audio
The Panel with Julia Whaipooti and Neil Miller (Part 2)
Today in music history; Taradale residents told to dob in gang behaviour; Nearly 40 percent of Kiwis not getting enough sleep - study; 'Nappy ban' café gets slammed with negative reviews. Audio
Gang violence should be treated as health issue - Gang member
Police on the East Coast have been told to carry firearms with them after gang brawls in the Napier suburb of Taradale and Ruatoria.
Thirty to forty Mongrel Mob and Black Power members fought in… Audio
National party proposal to set up an elite police squad
The opposition says if elected next year it will crack down on gangs - proposing a ban on patches and insignia, strict parole conditions stopping offenders from returning to gangs - and tougher… Audio
Hawke's Bay leaders call for gang patch ban
Hawke's Bay mayors and the head of the regional council want gang patches banned, saying their communities are fed up with the proliferation of gang membership and violence over the past year, fuelled… Audio
National wants greater powers for police
National MP and former Police Minister Judith Collins is calling for the police to be given new powers to crack down on gangs and guns. After a Mongrel Mob leader said gang members would not willingly… Audio
Judith Collins urges tougher action on gangs with guns
The National Party MP Judith Collins is urging the Government to crack down on gangs with illegal firearms by giving the police greater powers to raid gang homes. Her comments come after the Waikato… Audio
Black Power, Mongrel Mob hold hui for community service
Black Power and the Mongrel Mob are holding a joint-hui to set their commitments to the community over the next three years. One of the discussion will centre on how to engage with the Muslim… Audio
Synthetic drug deaths
The Acting PM Winston Peters says an Otara not a "Remuera solution" needs to be found for the sourge of synthetic drugs that have killed 40-45 people in a year. Social justice campaigner Denis… Audio
Where is the meth coming from?
Following on from RNZ's reporting on the meth crisis in New Zealand, we get feedback from listeners and speak to anti-P campaigner, Denis O'Reilly. Audio
