ban gang patches from public spaces, and restrict gang members' right to congregate in public or communicate with each other. A specialized National Gang Unit will focus on enforcing those policies.

A legal challenge to the so-called gang patch ban has compared the controversial legislation to Nazi Germany and the Taliban.

Police have also seized dozens of gang patches in the three months since a new law against wearing them publicly was introduced.

A legal challenge to the gang patch ban has been launched in Wellington's High Court, arguing the law infringes freedom of ...

Police have laid 33 charges relating to gang insignia breaches in the Central District - which includes Whanganui - since the ...

Today, Police have made further arrests following an investigation into gang insignia breaches during the tangi for a senior Mongrel Mob member late last year.

In the three months since the Government’s new gang laws came into effect Police have seized 76 patches, 67 firearms, and laid 337 charges for insignia breaches. Related Latest articles ...

A legal challenge to the so-called gang patch ban has been compared the controversial legislation to Nazi Germany and the Taliban. Lawyer Chris Nicholls is asking the High Court at Wellington to ...

Police have seized dozens of patches and laid hundreds of charges against people since a new law was introduced three months ago. The Gangs Act came into force in November, banning gang patches in ...