New Zealand
'Like Grand Theft Auto': Witnesses recall car chaos before gang boss' death
Steven Taiatini died on a grass verge after being struck by a car in 2023.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Teen accused of murdering schoolboy snatched phone to film bloody video, court hears
Content warning: This story describes the scene of a homicide.
Hells Angel from Auckland extradited from Spain to Texas over 400kg cocaine plot
The gang member was on the run in Europe for two years until his arrest in Spain in 2025.
Gotta catch 'em: Police seize meth, gun and $30,000 Pokemon card collection
A 32-year-old man faces charges over meth supply and unlawful pistol possession.
'I'm going to enjoy this': Already convicted killer admits new double murder
Rodney Fallowfield murdered two men in Christchurch six years after he strangled his wife.
'Entertainer's dream': Money launderer loses St Heliers mansion to police
Wet cash and white powder at shop. Now a 'standout' home is for sale.
'Take your jacket off': Man's skull and eye socket fractured in pub hammer attack
His father says five young men confronted his son over a black leather vest.
Greens blast 'backing the gangs' election billboard ads
The Greens have lodged an ASA complaint over the election ads.
From penthouse to prison: How FBI sting unravelled Mongrel Mobster's lavish lifestyle
Josef Heart, formerly known as Joe Edmonds, pleads guilty to 119 charges on eve of trial.
‘A scourge in this community’: Seymour draws line on MPs engaging with gangs
Seymour says Act isn't 'against the human beings', rather the practice of gangs.
'Hypocrisy': Hipkins condemns Luxon's 'double standards' over National MP's photo with gang members
National's Mark Mitchell said the photo was taken at a Kīngitanga event three years ago.
Labour campaign rocked as candidate quits days out from voting
Candidate Kerrin Leoni resigned yesterday with early voting opening on Monday.
Late-night mayhem: Senior gang member leads assaults on bar patrons, uppercuts woman
Winitana Dellow and four fellow Mongrel Mob members have been nabbed for the brawl.
Why the Kerrin Leoni scandal might not hurt Labour as much as you think
The election was scandal-free until some politicians decided to visit a gang pad.
Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni resigns, Hipkins says she 'paid a high price'
Meanwhile, the National Party says Leoni's actions are an 'appalling look'.
Engagement and endorsement? Gang visit debate continues
Political commentators question if the Mob pad visit was worth the scandal.
Editorial: Harry Tam haunts Hipkins this Halloween
OPINION: The real story from the Mob show is how it impacts Labour.
'Threw Jacinda under the bus': Gang life member blasts Hipkins over rehab controversy
Honorary Mongrel Mob life member Harry Tam said the Labour leader 'cannot be trusted'.
How Navy expertise contributed to NZ's biggest cocaine import attempt
Darren Katipa had a high-level national security clearance. He's now in prison.
'A mistake': Hipkins on Ardern's sign-off of $2.75m for Mongrel Mob-run programme
The former PM had defended the move. Now her successor says it was wrong.
Victim of fatal street bashing given wrong drug in hospital
But a coroner says the drug mix-up did not contribute to Eddie Peters' death.
Luxon says ‘reasonable’ Labour party voters should worry about TPM ‘muppets’
National leader Christopher Luxon made the comments during a policy announcement from Waikato today. Video / NZ Herald
Watch: TPM's Oriini Kaipara vowed to restore 'mana' to Mongrel Mob at controversial gang pad visit
The comments were made during a meeting at the gang pad by Te Pāti Māori and Greens MPs.
How a prolific conman posed as doctors, police, couriers to steal over $300k
He grew up at a Black Power gang pad, became a Mormon missionary, then turned to scams.