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The night sky lit up as the oldest part of Waikeria Prison burnt. The inmates were small silhouettes next to the leaping flames they watched for two hours. The 16 men were spending their fourth night protesting the allegedly inhumane conditions at the maximum security jail. Twelve hours later smoke continued to waft out of the complex.  "I mean theyre being treated like stray animals... thrown in the pound," says Andrew, a prisoners uncle. The uncle of three men, worried about his nephews.  "...

At least four protesting Waikeria inmates deportees from Australia, Newshub asked to enter prison by family Newshub 2/01/2021 Shannon Redstall © Newshub. Gunnyo is asking Newshub to join her inside the prison to record proof of the conditions. As the Waikeria prison protest escalated to a new level overnight with a massive fire burning buildings, Newshub has learnt at least four of the prisoners are 501s sent here from Australia. At least four protesting Waikeria inmates de...

Mongrel Mob member Harry Tam said the evolution of gangs had been shaped by wider socio-economic pressures, particularly the growth of casual work, and lower wages and longer hours that made work less attractive to young people. “There is little incentive for people to take up unskilled labour and their opportunities to take up higher education or training is limited because they are unlikely to get financial support from their large impoverished whānau, thus their ‘legitimate channel...

Police carried out search warrants at three Invercargill houses on Monday. (File photo) Two people were arrested during a Southland police operation focused on the activities of the Mongrel Mob in Invercargill on Monday. Search warrants were executed at three houses. Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird said two 40-year-old men were arrested and appeared in the Invercargill District Court on Monday charged with kidnapping and aggravated robbery in relation to an incident earlier this m...

A heavy gang presence at Corbett Park in Oakura on Sunday saw multiple calls made to police. Police swooped on a Taranaki park on Sunday afternoon following multiple reports of a disorder involving gang members allegedly brandishing weapons. About four calls from concerned members of the public were made to police around 4.10pm after a “large group” of patched members of opposing gangs were seen at Corbett Park in Oakura. There were reports of a disorder and of the men having weapons, a p...

SUPPLIED/RNZ The Court of Appeal has reduced Tyson Disraeli Hutchinson’s jail sentence by six months on a raft of charges involving firearms. (file photo) A Taranaki gangster involved in shooting up a rival gang’s pad and other violence charges involving firearms has had his jail sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal. In July, Tyson Disraeli Hutchinson was jailed for five years and four months after pleading guilty to a range of charges including participating in an organised criminal gr...

Supplied/Stuff Two people have been charged after a fight in downtown New Plymouth on Wednesday. One man was taken into custody at the scene while the other initially ran off. Two people have been charged after police fielded multiple calls about a fight on New Plymouth’s main street, which saw an axe and a shovel wielded during the violent clash. Eleven calls were made to 111 in a period of three minutes just before 12pm on Wednesday, with some onlookers taking video footage of the melee, w...

Police missed opportunities in search for fleeing men who died in Tongariro National Park 15 Dec, 2020 11:00 PM 5 minutes to read An investigation has found police missed opportunities in the search for two men who fled from police and later died in the Tongariro National Park. Photo / File An investigation has found police missed opportunities in the search for two men who fled from police and later died in the Tongariro National Park. Photo / File Police missed opportunities in the search for...

Waimarama: Police to crack down on bad driving and bad behaviour 14 Dec, 2020 09:55 PM 3 minutes to read Hastings Police Senior Sergeant Bryan Smith speaking at the Waimarama Community meeting. Photo / Christian Fuller Hawkes Bay Today Police are vowing to crack down on dangerous driving and antisocial behaviour in Waimarama this summer season. Over 200 people attended a meeting at the Waimarama Community hall recently and voiced their concerns about vehicles being driven dangerously on the bea...

Wahine Toa claim divides opinion 16 Dec 2020 08:03 AM Photo: Wikipedia. One of the women behind a Waitangi Tribunal claim on behalf of women in gangs says their right to make the claim is being challenged. Paula Ormsby, who has been working with Waikato’s Wahine Toa kingdom chapter of the Mongrel Mob, says the claim will identify how wahine Māori gang associates and their children are subject to the intergenerational trauma of colonisation and the ongoing breaches of the Treaty of ...