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Story: Gangs

All images and media

From page 1 - Why gangs?

Burgess gang death masks

Burgess gang death masks

Boozefighters, 1948

Boozefighters, 1948

Prospect

From page 2 - Motorcycle and white supremacist gangs

Milk-bar cowboys, 1950s

Milk-bar cowboys, 1950s

Hell's Angels, New Plymouth, 1966

Hell's Angels, New Plymouth, 1966

The gang patch

Motorcycle gangs

Motorcycle gangs

White power gangs

White power gangs (1st of 2)

National Front

National Front (2nd of 2)

From page 3 - Māori gangs and Pacific youth gangs

Stormtroopers interview

Stormtroopers interview

Mongrel Mob members

Mongrel Mob members (1st of 3)

Patch, colours and salute

Patch, colours and salute (2nd of 3)

Voluntary work

Voluntary work (3rd of 3)

Black Power

Crips gang

Killer Beez in court

Killer Beez in court

Girl gangs

From page 4 - Gangs and crime

Gang brawl

Gang victim

Gang victim (1st of 3)

Jae Hyeon Kim and Shannon Brent Flewellen

Jae Hyeon Kim and Shannon Brent Flewellen (2nd of 3)

Jhia Te Tua's death

Jhia Te Tua's death (3rd of 3)

Organised crime seizure

Organised crime seizure

From page 5 - Gangs and society

Government approach to gangs

Government approach to gangs

Mazengarb report

Mazengarb report

Youth intervention

Youth intervention

Black Power and Thea Muldoon

Black Power and Thea Muldoon

Wairoa Mongrel Mob headquarters

Wairoa Mongrel Mob headquarters (1st of 2)

Michael Laws and the patch ban

Michael Laws and the patch ban (2nd of 2)

How to cite this page:

Greg Newbold and Rāwiri Taonui, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/gangs/media (accessed 2 April 2023)

Story by Greg Newbold and Rāwiri Taonui, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 2 Oct 2018, updated 1 Apr 2020 with assistance from Jarrod Gilbert