Gangs

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

Joining us on the Panel this morning are Bernard Hickey and Ruth Money. Among other issues, they discuss the situation in Ukraine, National moving ahead of Labour in the polls, and the rising price of… Audio

Leading forensic anthropologist Professor Dame Sue Black steadfastly refuses to use her fingerprints to open things like her phone, but she is supportive of a future where biometrics can unlock… Audio

A gang expert says the police may need to monitor gangs "extremely heavily" - or get them in a room together - in a bid to quash any tit for tat violence that may be brewing.

There are growing… Audio

Three police officers shot yesterday in West Auckland and another hit by a fleeing car.

Violence in parts of the city seems to be rising - the police union is raising concerns about gang violence… Audio

The ACT Party is being accused of dog whistle politics and separatism with its latest policies aimed at reducing gang-related crime.

The party released its law and order policy document in Wellington… Audio

Whānau are being urged to report whoever is behind a spree of gang related shootings in Wairoa, with police saying a line's been crossed and children put in serious danger.

Extra officers have been… Video, Audio

Joining us on the Panel are Penny Ashton and Tim Watkin. They discuss Ronaldo's snubbing of Coke, the idea of the America's Cup being staged outside of New Zealand, and the police's handling of the… Audio

Roads are closed after more than a hundred gang members from the Head Hunters, Rebels, Comancheros and King Cobras arrived in cars and motorbikes at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Grey Lynn this… Audio

The head has been knocked off a drug importing beast. That's the take of a gang expert, after New Zealand police carried out raids across the North Island as part of an international sting led by the… Video, Audio

The government has unveiled its plan to tackle rising gun violence among gangs, by banning 'high risk' people from having firearms.

Any gang members who appear before the courts will come under the… Audio

Ray Berard followed his partner to New Zealand, ending up working first in the horse industry and then at the TAB - supervising fifty gambling outlets. What he witnessed working in the gambling… Audio

Parliament hears from hundreds of public submitters each week but some stand out a little, like the Mongrel-Mob Kingdom, from Waikato. Video, Audio

There were fiery clashes at Parliament today, as the Mongrel Mob gave a submission on a proposed firearms control law.

MPs are mulling National MP Simeon Brown's bill which seeks to give police… Audio

Our Sunday panelists discuss the Covid-19 situation in New Zealand, whether domestic travel is the backbone of our travel industry, and whether we should be funding an America's Cup that is not held… Audio