Gangs in Hawke's Bay: More patches, more players, fewer crimes 22 Feb, 2021 12:02 AM 7 minutes to read There's movement in Hawke's Bay's gang scene, but a local expert says it's unlikely to disrupt the region's main players. Photo / File Hawkes Bay Today By: Christian Fuller The fight to own Hawke's Bay's methamphetamine market has brought about an expansion of the region's gang scene. Fourteen different gangs, and more than 1200 patched members, are now on the police's watchlist. But those numbers don't tell the full story. Christian Fuller reports. Official police records suggest Hawke's Bay's gang population has doubled in five years. But those very same records also paint a picture of a rapidly changing face of the region's gang scene.