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Gangs outnumber police in New Zealand – But That’s Not All

Written By: - Date published: 12:56 pm, February 27th, 2026 - 7 comments

Gang profits have doubled, international organised crime strengthening their hooks, NZ has lost experienced cops, retail crime is up and often being ignored, drug use is at full blown crisis, domestic violence at 8 year highs, and the violent crime numbers are off base

Crime Soars Under National

Written By: - Date published: 12:54 pm, October 16th, 2025 - 5 comments

Mitchell, Luxon and Goldsmith

Violent crime, sexual assaults and retail crime soar under National Party

The Gun Club 2

Written By: - Date published: 10:15 am, March 2nd, 2019 - 84 comments

Christchurch police have been ordered to carry guns until a wanted man is arrested. Is this a dry run for the permanent arming of our cops?

Gangs to vote – a hopeful sign for turnout?

Written By: - Date published: 11:02 am, May 29th, 2017 - 32 comments

Is this an isolated case or is it representative of a change of mood in the non-voting electorate?

Typical misrepresentation from Farrar

Written By: - Date published: 12:21 pm, August 12th, 2014 - 97 comments

Sociologist Dr Jarrod Gilbert takes everybody’s favourite right-wing spinster to task for misrepresentation and spin on gangs.

Wanganui: a Laws unto itself

Written By: - Date published: 10:03 am, September 4th, 2009 - 45 comments

The Wanganui District Council (Prohibition of Gang Insignia) Act 2009, which prohibits the display of gang insignia in a public place, so clearly infringes of freedom of expression and association that it’s almost as though it was made up as an exam question for law students in a Bill of Rights class. The Act defines ‘gang insignia’ to include […]